CVE-2024-37080: vmware vcenter_server Out-of-bounds Write

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-37080 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in vmware vcenter_server. EPSS estimates a 12.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 18-06-2024
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 24-01-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

• CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteThe product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
• CWE-122Heap-based Buffer OverflowA 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().