VDB-213471 · CVE-2022-38652 · GCVE-0-2022-38652

VMware Hyperic Agent 5.8.6 on Windows deserialization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in VMware Hyperic Agent 5.8.6 on Windows. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in deserialization. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2022-38652. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in VMware Hyperic Agent 5.8.6 on Windows. This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a deserialization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-502. The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** A remote insecure deserialization vulnerability exixsts in VMWare Hyperic Agent 5.8.6. Exploitation of this vulnerability enables a malicious authenticated user to run arbitrary code or malware within a Hyperic Agent instance and its host operating system with the privileges of the Hyperic Agent process (often SYSTEM on Windows platforms). NOTE: prior exploitation of CVE-2022-38650 results in the disclosure of the authentication material required to exploit this vulnerability. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

The weakness was released 11/12/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at cyber.gov.au. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-38652 since 08/22/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/10/2024).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Vendor

VMware

Name

Hyperic Agent

Version

5.8.6

License

commercial

Support

end of life

Website

Vendor: https://www.vmware.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Deserialization
CWE: CWE-502 / CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/22/2022 🔍
11/12/2022 +82 days 🔍
11/12/2022 +0 days 🔍
06/10/2024 +576 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: cyber.gov.au
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2022-38652 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-38652
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-213471
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413

Entryinfo

Created: 11/12/2022 13:05
Updated: 06/10/2024 21:20
Changes: 11/12/2022 13:05 (39), 06/10/2024 21:20 (27)
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