Cybersecurity Alerts

VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS OpenSLP Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

VMware ESXi and Horizon Desktop as a Service (DaaS) OpenSLP contains a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows an attacker with network access to port 427 to overwrite the heap of the OpenSLP service to perform remote code execution.

Required Action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Weakness Classification

CWE-787

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5544