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CVE-2024-22273

The storage controllers on VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion have out-of-bounds read/write vulnerability. A maliciou

The storage controllers on VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion have out-of-bounds read/write vulnerability. A malicious actor with access to a virtual machine with storage controllers enabled may exploit this issue to create a denial of service condition or execute code on the hypervisor from a virtual machine in conjunction with other issues.

HIGH · CVSS 8.1 EPSS 0.00302
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules18 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read
CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read
CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write
CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write
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Affected Products & Versions

4
vmware cloud foundation>= 4.0 and < 5.1.1
vmware workstation>= 17.0.0 and < 17.5.1
vmware esxiall versions
vmware fusion>= 13.0.0 and < 13.5.1
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Sigma Hunt Rules

18
Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighESXi Admin Permission Assigned To Account Via ESXCLI
productmediumESXi Storage Information Discovery Via ESXCLI
productmediumESXi Network Configuration Discovery Via ESXCLI
productmediumESXi VSAN Information Discovery Via ESXCLI
productmediumESXi System Information Discovery Via ESXCLI
productmediumESXi VM Kill Via ESXCLI
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Scoring & Timeline

8.1
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · security@vmware.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD21 May 2024 · 06:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
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References & Sources

1
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https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24308Vendor Advisory
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