How severe is CVE-2024-38812?

CVE-2024-38812 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). EPSS estimates a 54.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

CVE-2024-38812: Heap-overflow

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

VMware vCenter Server Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Added to KEV

2024-11-20

Remediation due

2024-12-11

Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

CISA notes
https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24968 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38812

Description

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

CVSS 3.1 · CNA9.8 CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC · CISA-ADP

Exploitationactive

Automatableyes

Technical impacttotal

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
-	VMware vCenter Server	8.0 to <8.0 U3b 7.0 to <7.0 U3s
-	VMware Cloud Foundation	5.x 4.x

References

1 Links

Other references

https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24968

Record Details

Published

2024-09-17

Last updated

2025-10-21

Assigner (CNA)

vmware

Credited to

Related Tool Categories

Tool categories that test for or protect against this vulnerability class.

CWE-122 · Heap-based Buffer Overflow

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