CVE-2021-22009 — Resource Exposure in Vmware Vcenter Server

CWE-668 — Resource ExposureCWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption4 documents4 sources
Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
EPSS
1.5%
top 19.08%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Vmware Cloud FoundationVmware Vcenter Server
Timeline
PublishedSep 23
Latest updateMay 24

Description

The vCenter Server contains multiple denial-of-service vulnerabilities in VAPI (vCenter API) service. A malicious actor with network access to port 443 on vCenter Server may exploit these issues to create a denial of service condition due to excessive memory consumption by VAPI service.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDvmware/vcenter_server6.7, 7.0+1
▶NVDvmware/cloud_foundation3.0 — 5.0

Patches

Patch: www.vmware.com ↗Patch: www.vmware.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-f7qg-95q6-7f8p: The vCenter Server contains multiple denial-of-service vulnerabilities in VAPI (vCenter API) service↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2021-22009: The vCenter Server contains multiple denial-of-service vulnerabilities in VAPI (vCenter API) service↗2021-09-23
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
VMware
VMware vCenter Server updates address multiple security vulnerabilities↗2021-09-21
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