The extension parser in slp_v2message.c in OpenSLP 1.2.1, and other versions before SVN revision 1647, as used in Service Location…

Description

The extension parser in slp_v2message.c in OpenSLP 1.2.1, and other versions before SVN revision 1647, as used in Service Location Protocol daemon (SLPD) in VMware ESX 4.0 and 4.1 and ESXi 4.0 and 4.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a packet with a "next extension offset" that references this extension or a previous extension. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

17.2% · top 2.9% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (17)

• VU#393783 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
• [security-announce] 20110307 VMSA-2011-0004 VMware ESX/ESXi SLPD denial of service vulnerability and ESX third party updates for Service Console packages bind, pam, and rpm (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0227 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 43742 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 71019 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
• ADV-2011-0606 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• MDVSA-2013:111 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• 20110308 VMSA-2011-0004 VMware ESX/ESXi SLPD denial of service vulnerability and ESX third party updates for Service Console packages bind, pam, and rpm. (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 8127 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
• 1025168 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• GLSA-201707-05 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• vmware-esxserver-slpd-dos(65931) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• ADV-2011-0729 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• MDVSA-2012:141 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• 46772 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 43601 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0004.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

[![CVE-2010-3609](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2010-3609.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2010-3609)

Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 03:18 UTC.