CVE-2023-20896

7.5HIGH

Key Information

Vendor
VMware
Status
VMware vCenter Server (vCenter Server)
VMware Cloud Foundation (vCenter Server)
Vendor
CVE Published:
22 June 2023

Summary

The VMware vCenter Server contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the implementation of the DCERPC protocol. A malicious actor with network access to vCenter Server may trigger an out-of-bounds read by sending a specially crafted packet leading to denial-of-service of certain services (vmcad, vmdird, and vmafdd).

Affected Version(s)

VMware vCenter Server (vCenter Server) < 8.0 U1b

VMware vCenter Server (vCenter Server) < 7.0 u3m

VMware Cloud Foundation (vCenter Server) < 7.0 U3m, 8.0 U1b

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published.

  • Vulnerability Reserved.

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database
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