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.
CVE-2010-3609 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 3 products from openslp, from vmware, from vmware organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Documented in 2011, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.
2011-03-11T17:55:02.617
2026-06-16T23:23:08.013
Modified
CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
10.0
2.9
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | openslp | openslp | 1.2.1 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | esx | 4.0 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | esx | 4.1 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | esxi | 4.0 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | esxi | 4.1 | Yes |
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