VMware vCenter Server/Cloud Foundation DCERPC Protocol heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in VMware vCenter Server and Cloud Foundation and classified as very critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component DCERPC Protocol Handler. Such manipulation leads to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2024-38812. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in VMware vCenter Server and Cloud Foundation (the affected version is unknown). Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component DCERPC Protocol Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is available at support.broadcom.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-38812 since 06/20/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $25k-$100k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/20/2024).

It is declared as attacked. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around . This issue was added on 11/20/2024 to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with a due date of 12/11/2024:

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.7

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Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

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11/20/2024 +64 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: support.broadcom.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-38812 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-38812
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-277778
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413

Entryinfo

Created: 09/17/2024 19:57
Updated: 11/20/2024 23:07
Changes: 09/17/2024 19:57 (63), 09/18/2024 15:54 (1), 10/02/2024 21:58 (10), 11/20/2024 23:07 (13)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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