CVE-2021-21974
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2021
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
OpenSLP as used in ESXi (7.0 before ESXi70U1c-17325551, 6.7 before ESXi670-202102401-SG, 6.5 before ESXi650-202102101-SG) has a heap-overflow vulnerability. A malicious actor residing within the same network segment as ESXi who has access to port 427 may be able to trigger the heap-overflow issue in OpenSLP service resulting in remote code execution.
Scoped product and version facts
Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.
VMware ESXi
- Vendor
- n/a
- Product
- VMware ESXi
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
Unknown
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 before ESXi70U1c-17325551 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| 6.7 before ESXi670-202102401-SG | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| 6.5 before ESXi650-202102101-SG | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
VMware Cloud Foundation
- Vendor
- n/a
- Product
- VMware Cloud Foundation
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
Unknown
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.x before 4.2 and 3.x | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |