RULE(RULE ID:714770)

Rule General Information
Release Date: 2021-03-16
Rule Name: VMware ESXi OpenSLP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2020-3992)
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Rule Protection Details
Description: OpenSLP as used in VMware ESXi (7.0 before ESXi_7.0.1-0.0.16850804, 6.7 before ESXi670-202010401-SG, 6.5 before ESXi650-202010401-SG) has a use-after-free issue. A malicious actor residing in the management network who has access to port 427 on an ESXi machine may be able to trigger a use-after-free in the OpenSLP service resulting in remote code execution.
Impact: An attacker can execute arbitrary code via a successful exploit in the context of the vulnerable software.
Affected OS: Windows, Linux, Others
Reference: https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0023.html
ZeroDayInitiative:ZDI-20-1377
ZeroDayInitiative:ZDI-20-1385
Solutions
The vendors have released upgrade patches to fix vulnerabilities, please visit:
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0023.html