Security News > 2024 > September > Patch Issued for Critical VMware vCenter Flaw Allowing Remote Code Execution
2024-09-18 05:08
Broadcom on Tuesday released updates to address a critical security flaw impacting VMware vCenter Server that could pave the way for remote code execution. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-38812 (CVSS score: 9.8), has been described as a heap-overflow vulnerability in the DCE/RPC protocol. "A malicious actor with network access to vCenter Server may trigger this vulnerability by sending a
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Related Vulnerability
| DATE | CVE | VULNERABILITY TITLE | RISK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-17 | CVE-2024-38812 | Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in VMWare Vcenter Server 7.0/8.0 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. | 9.8 |