CVE-2024-38812
9.8
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD
Description
The vCenter Server contains a heap-overflow vulnerability in the implementation of the DCERPC protocol. A malicious actor with network access to vCenter Server may trigger this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted network packet potentially leading to remote code execution.
Affected (49)
Products: Vmware: Cloud Foundation, Vcenter Server
Configuration A
| Vulnerable Software | Affected Versions |
|---|---|
| From 4.0 to 5.2 |
Configuration B
| Vulnerable Software | Affected Versions |
|---|---|
| Version 7.0 |
Configuration C
| Vulnerable Software | Affected Versions |
|---|---|
| Version 8.0 |
Related CWEs
CWE-122
Heap-based Buffer Overflow
A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().
CWE-787
Out-of-bounds Write
The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
References (2)
Source: security@vmware.com
Vendor Advisory
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
US Government Resource
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