Risk Letters

Exploited vulnerability

CVE-2024-38812

TLP:CLEAR

VMware vCenter Server Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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.

Facts

  • Vendor: VMware
  • Product: vCenter Server
  • CVSS: 9.8
  • EPSS (probability of exploitation within 30 days): 54.6 %
  • On CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since: 20 November 2024
  • First known exploitation: 20 November 2024
  • CISA's deadline for US federal agencies: 11 December 2024
  • Weakness: CWE-122
  • First seen by Risk Letters: 20 November 2024

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Data: NVD (public domain), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, MITRE ATT&CK, AlienVault OTX. NVD