CVE-2024-38812

CRITICAL(9.8)KEVLikely Exploited

VMware vCenter Server Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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.

KEV Information

Vendor
VMware
Product
vCenter Server
Date Added
November 20, 2024
Due Date
December 11, 2024
Required Action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

CVSS Score

Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HOpen in Calculator
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9

CWEs

CWE-122Heap Buffer Overflow

Heap-based Buffer Overflow

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write

Out-of-bounds Write

Affected Products

VendorProductVersion
vmwarecloud foundation>= 4.0, < 5.2
vmwarevcenter server7.0; 8.0

Multiple CVSS Assessments

Source: [email protected](Secondary)
9.8
CRITICAL

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

Source: [email protected](Primary)
9.8
CRITICAL

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

References

CVSS Score

9.8
CRITICAL(9.8)

EPSS Score

EPSS Score54.14%
EPSS Percentile98.9%

Dates

PublishedSeptember 17, 2024
Last ModifiedJune 17, 2026
StatusAnalyzed
CVSS Versionv3.1

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