vCenter Server Heap Overflow Vulnerability

CVE-2024-38812
9.8CRITICAL

Key Information

Vendor
VMware
Status
Vmware Vcenter Server
Vmware Cloud Foundation
Vendor
CVE Published:
17 September 2024

Badges

🔥 No. 1 Trending😄 Trended👾 Exploit Exists🔴 Public PoC📰 News Worthy

Summary

CVE-2024-38812 is a critical unauthenticated heap-overflow vulnerability in VMware vCenter Server that may potentially lead to remote code execution. The vulnerability affects vCenter Server versions 8.0 and 7.0, as well as VMware Cloud Foundation versions 5.x and 4.x. There are no known exploitations of this vulnerability in the wild, and VMware has released patches to fix the issue. Organizations are advised to promptly apply the recommended patches to mitigate the risk of exploitation.

CISA Reported

CISA provides regional cyber and physical services to support security and resilience across the United States. CISA monitor the most dangerious vulnerabilities and have identifed CVE-2024-38812 as being exploited but is not known by the CISA to be used in ransomware campaigns. This is subject to change at pace

The CISA's recommendation is: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Affected Version(s)

VMware vCenter Server < 8.0 U3b

VMware vCenter Server < 7.0 U3s

VMware Cloud Foundation = 5.x

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2024-38812-POC-5-Hands-Private
Created by groshi

News Articles

favicon imageTechzine Europe

Previously patched vCenter vulnerabilities actively exploited

These vulnerabilities, which enable remote code execution and privilege escalation, were supposedly fixed in September.

2 days ago

favicon imageCybersecurityNews

VMware vCenter Server RCE Vulnerability Actively Exploited in Attacks

Broadcom has issued an urgent warning that two critical vulnerabilities in VMware vCenter Server are now being actively exploited in the wild.

2 days ago

favicon imageBleepingComputer

Critical RCE bug in VMware vCenter Server now exploited in attacks

​Broadcom warned today that attackers are now exploiting two VMware vCenter Server vulnerabilities, one of which is a critical remote code execution flaw.

3 days ago

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • 👾

    Exploit exists.

  • Risk change from: null to: 9.8 - (CRITICAL)

  • 🔥

    Vulnerability reached the number 1 worldwide trending spot.

  • Vulnerability started trending.

  • First article discovered by The Hacker News

  • Vulnerability published.

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre DatabaseCISA Database1 Proof of Concept(s)13 News Article(s)
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