CVE-2024-38812 — VMware vCenter Server Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

provenance: imported · CVE: CVE-2024-38812

CVE-2024-38812: VMware vCenter Server Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)


Vendor / project	VMware
Product	vCenter Server
Date added	2024-11-20
Due date	2024-12-11
Ransomware campaign use	Unknown

Description

VMware vCenter Server contains a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the implementation of the DCERPC protocol. This vulnerability could allow an attacker with network access to the vCenter Server to execute remote code by sending a specially crafted packet.

Required action (CISA)

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Notes

https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24968 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38812

References

NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38812
KEV catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog

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