VDB-215237 · CVE-2022-31696 · VMSA-2022-0030

VMware ESXi/Cloud Foundation ESXi Network Socket memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in VMware ESXi and Cloud Foundation ESXi. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Network Socket Handler. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-31696. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in VMware ESXi and Cloud Foundation ESXi (Cloud Software) (affected version unknown). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Network Socket Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 12/10/2022 as VMSA-2022-0030. The advisory is shared at vmware.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-31696. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/09/2024).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

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Productinfo

Type

Cloud Software

Vendor

VMware

Name

License

commercial

Website

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

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

VulDB Base Score: 6.6
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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NVD Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

05/25/2022 🔍
12/10/2022 +199 days 🔍
12/10/2022 +0 days 🔍
10/09/2024 +669 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: VMSA-2022-0030
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-31696 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-31696
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-215237
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413

Entryinfo

Created: 12/10/2022 12:19
Updated: 10/09/2024 16:39
Changes: 12/10/2022 12:19 (38), 01/02/2023 10:11 (2), 01/02/2023 10:17 (11), 10/09/2024 16:39 (16)
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