CVE-2024-38812 — VMware vCenter Server Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Severity: Critical · Kind: Vulnerability
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From the source
VMware vCenter Server. VMware vCenter Server contains a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the implementation of the DCERPC protocol. This vulnerability could allow an attacker with network access to the vCenter Server to execute remote code by sending a specially crafted packet. Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Vulnerability facts
- CVE
- CVE-2024-38812
- On CISA KEV since
- 2024-11-20
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
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