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CVE-2024-38812

critical

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.

References

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/broadcom-warns-of-authentication-bypass-in-vmware-windows-tools/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/broadcom-fixes-three-vmware-zero-days-exploited-in-attacks/

https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/28/cisa_kev_list_ransomware/

https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31510

https://thehackernews.com/2024/11/cisa-alert-active-exploitation-of.html

https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/18/vmware_vcenter_rce_exploited/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/critical-rce-bug-in-vmware-vcenter-server-now-exploited-in-attacks/

https://securityaffairs.com/171147/security/vmware-vcenter-server-bugs-actively-exploited.html

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/vmware-fixes-bad-patch-for-critical-vcenter-server-rce-flaw/

https://www.securityweek.com/vmware-struggles-to-fix-flaw-exploited-at-chinese-hacking-contest/

https://thehackernews.com/2024/09/patch-issued-for-critical-vmware.html

https://cloud.google.com/support/bulletins/index#gcp-2024-051

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/broadcom-fixes-critical-rce-bug-in-vmware-vcenter-server/

https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24968

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2024-09-17

Updated: 2024-10-02

Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.5801

Vulnerability Watch

Tenable Research has classified this CVE under the following Vulnerability Watch classification, which includes active and historical (inactive) classifications. You can learn more about these classifications on our blog.

Vulnerability Being Monitored