CVEs / CVE-2024-38812
CVE-2024-38812: VMware vCenter Server Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 20 Nov 2024
- critical 9.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 54.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
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.
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 and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| n/a VMware vCenter Server | from 8.0, before 8.0 U3b | 8.0 U3b |
| n/a VMware vCenter Server | from 7.0, before 7.0 U3s | 7.0 U3s |
| n/a VMware Cloud Foundation | 5.x | — |
| n/a VMware Cloud Foundation | 4.x | — |
| broadcom vmware_vcenter_server | from 8.00, before 8.0u3b | 8.0u3b |
| broadcom vmware_vcenter_server | from 7.0, before 7.0u3s | 7.0u3s |
| broadcom vmware_cloud_foundation | from 4.0, before 5.0 | 5.0 |
| broadcom vmware_cloud_foundation | from 5.0, before 6.0 | 6.0 |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 20 Nov 2024 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 11 Dec 2024 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 9.8 criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-122, CWE-787 |
References
- CVE-2024-38812 on NVD
- CVE-2024-38812 in the CISA KEV catalog
- https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24968 (cited by CISA)
- https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24968 Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-38812 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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