CVE-2022-31681 — NULL Pointer Dereference in Vmware Cloud Foundation

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference4 documents4 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 66.83%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
Vmware Cloud FoundationVmware EsxiVmware Esxi
Timeline
PublishedOct 7
Latest updateOct 8

Description

VMware ESXi contains a null-pointer deference vulnerability. A malicious actor with privileges within the VMX process only, may create a denial of service condition on the host.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 2.0 | Impact: 4.0

Affected Packages3 packages

▶NVDvmware/esxi< 7.0+1
▶CVEListV5vmware/vmware_esxiVMware ESXi (7.0 prior to ESXi70U3sf-20036586, 6.7 prior to ESXi670-202210101-SG & 6.5 prior to ESXi650-202210101-SG)
▶NVDvmware/cloud_foundation4.2 — 4.3.1.1+3

Patches

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

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-5996-c7cm-2xrf: VMware ESXi contains a null-pointer deference vulnerability↗2022-10-08
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CVEList
CVE-2022-31681: VMware ESXi contains a null-pointer deference vulnerability↗2022-10-07
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
VMware
VMware ESXi and vCenter Server updates address multiple security vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-31680, CVE-2022-31681)↗2022-10-06
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