CVE-2021-22050

CWE-770 — Allocation without Limits4 documents4 sources
Severity
7.5HIGH
EPSS
1.0%
top 22.96%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Vmware Cloud FoundationVmware Esxi
Timeline
PublishedFeb 16
Latest updateFeb 17

Description

ESXi contains a slow HTTP POST denial-of-service vulnerability in rhttpproxy. A malicious actor with network access to ESXi may exploit this issue to create a denial-of-service condition by overwhelming rhttpproxy service with multiple requests.

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 Packages3 packages

▶NVDvmware/esxi6.5, 6.7, 7.0+2
▶CVEListV5vmware_esxi_and_vmware_cloud_foundationVMware ESXi(7.0 U3 before ESXi70U3c-19193900, ESXi 6.7 ESXi670-202111101-SG and ESXi 6.5 before ESXi650-202110101-SG) and VMware Cloud Foundation (4.x before 4.4 and 3.x before 3.11)
▶NVDvmware/cloud_foundation3.0 — 3.11+1

Patches

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

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-46v5-rjr4-jpqg: ESXi contains a slow HTTP POST denial-of-service vulnerability in rhttpproxy↗2022-02-17
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CVEList
CVE-2021-22050: ESXi contains a slow HTTP POST denial-of-service vulnerability in rhttpproxy↗2022-02-16
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
VMware
VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion updates address multiple security vulnerabilities (CVE-2021-22040, CVE-2021-22041, CVE-2021-22042, CVE-2021-22043, CVE-2021-22050)↗2022-02-15
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CVE-2021-22050 (HIGH CVSS 7.5) | ESXi contains a slow HTTP POST deni | cvebase.io