CVE-2024-38812 (GCVE-0-2024-38812)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-09-17 17:13 – Updated: 2025-10-21 22:55
VLAI? CISA KEV
Title
Heap-overflow vulnerability
Summary
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.
Severity ?
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a VMware vCenter Server Affected: 8.0 , < 8.0 U3b (custom)
Affected: 7.0 , < 7.0 U3s (custom)
    n/a VMware Cloud Foundation Affected: 5.x
Affected: 4.x
CISA KEV
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: f956e3aa-3257-4dc8-9772-6fbeaca7055b

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2024-38812

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2024-11-20 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2024-11-20
Asserted: 2024-11-20
Scope
Notes: KEV entry: VMware vCenter Server Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability | Affected: VMware / vCenter Server | Description: 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. | Due date: 2024-12-11 | Known ransomware campaign use (KEV): Unknown | Notes (KEV): https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24968 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38812
Evidence

Type: Vendor Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 80%

Source: cisa-kev

Details
Cwes CWE-122
Feed CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
Product vCenter Server
Due Date 2024-12-11
Date Added 2024-11-20
Vendorproject VMware
Vulnerabilityname VMware vCenter Server Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Knownransomwarecampaignuse Unknown
References
Created: 2026-02-02 12:26 UTC | Updated: 2026-02-06 07:17 UTC
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