VMware ESXi/Cloud Foundation VMX Process out-of-bounds write

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in VMware ESXi and Cloud Foundation (Cloud Software) (version now known). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component VMX Process. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

VMware ESXi contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability. A malicious actor with privileges within the VMX process may trigger an out-of-bounds write leading to an escape of the sandbox.

The weakness was published 03/05/2024 as VMSA-2024-0006. The advisory is shared for download at vmware.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-22254 since 01/08/2024. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

Similar entries are available at VDB-255795, VDB-255796 and VDB-255797.

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Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Timelineinfo

01/08/2024 CVE reserved
03/05/2024 +57 days Advisory disclosed
03/05/2024 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/05/2024 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: VMSA-2024-0006
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-22254 (🔒)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/05/2024 20:57
Changes: 03/05/2024 20:57 (50)
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Cache ID: 18:948:103

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