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

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in VMware ESXi and Cloud Foundation. It has been declared as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component VMX Process. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2024-22254. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

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.

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Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

01/08/2024 🔍
03/05/2024 +57 days 🔍
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08/15/2024 +163 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: VMSA-2024-0006
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-22254 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-22254
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-255800
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413

Entryinfo

Created: 03/05/2024 20:57
Updated: 08/15/2024 02:38
Changes: 03/05/2024 20:57 (50), 08/15/2024 02:38 (16)
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