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CVE-2024-38812

Oct. 2, 2024, 2:16 p.m.

CVSS Score

9.8 / 10

Products Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
vmware
  • vcenter_server
  • 7.0, 8.0

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.

Weaknesses

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 ID: 122
CWE-787
Out-of-bounds Write

The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

CWE ID: 787

Date

Published: Sept. 17, 2024, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified: Oct. 2, 2024, 2:16 p.m.

Status : Analyzed

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

security@vmware.com

CPEs

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a vmware vcenter_server 7.0 - / / / / / /
a vmware vcenter_server 7.0 update1 / / / / / /
a vmware vcenter_server 7.0 update1a / / / / / /
a vmware vcenter_server 7.0 update1c / / / / / /
a vmware vcenter_server 7.0 update1d / / / / / /
a vmware vcenter_server 7.0 update2 / / / / / /
a vmware vcenter_server 7.0 update2a / / / / / /
a vmware vcenter_server 7.0 update2b / / / / / /
a vmware vcenter_server 7.0 update2c / / / / / /
a vmware vcenter_server 7.0 update2d / / / / / /
a vmware vcenter_server 7.0 update3 / / / / / /
a vmware vcenter_server 7.0 update3a / / / / / /
a vmware vcenter_server 7.0 update3c / / / / / /
a vmware vcenter_server 7.0 update3d / / / / / /
a vmware vcenter_server 7.0 update3e / / / / / /
a vmware vcenter_server 7.0 update3f / / / / / /
a vmware vcenter_server 7.0 update3g / / / / / /
a vmware vcenter_server 7.0 update3h / / / / / /
a vmware vcenter_server 7.0 update3i / / / / / /
a vmware vcenter_server 7.0 update3j / / / / / /
a vmware vcenter_server 7.0 update3k / / / / / /
a vmware vcenter_server 7.0 update3l / / / / / /
a vmware vcenter_server 7.0 update3m / / / / / /
a vmware vcenter_server 7.0 update3n / / / / / /
a vmware vcenter_server 8.0 - / / / / / /
a vmware vcenter_server 8.0 update1 / / / / / /
a vmware vcenter_server 8.0 update1a / / / / / /
a vmware vcenter_server 8.0 update1b / / / / / /
a vmware vcenter_server 8.0 update1c / / / / / /
a vmware vcenter_server 8.0 update1d / / / / / /
a vmware vcenter_server 8.0 update1e / / / / / /
a vmware vcenter_server 8.0 update2 / / / / / /
a vmware vcenter_server 8.0 update2a / / / / / /
a vmware vcenter_server 8.0 update2b / / / / / /
a vmware vcenter_server 8.0 update2c / / / / / /
a vmware vcenter_server 8.0 update2d / / / / / /

CVSS Data

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score
9.8
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
Base Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS Vector String

The CVSS vector string provides an in-depth view of the vulnerability metrics.

View Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References