CVE-2022-31696

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write4 documents4 sources
Severity
8.8HIGH
EPSS
0.5%
top 33.41%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Vmware Cloud FoundationVmware Esxi
Timeline
PublishedDec 13

Description

VMware ESXi contains a memory corruption vulnerability that exists in the way it handles a network socket. A malicious actor with local access to ESXi may exploit this issue to corrupt memory leading to an escape of the ESXi sandbox.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.0 | Impact: 6.0

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDvmware/esxi6.5, 6.7, 7.0+2
▶NVDvmware/cloud_foundation3.0 — 3.10+8

Patches

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

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
CVEList
CVE-2022-31696: VMware ESXi contains a memory corruption vulnerability that exists in the way it handles a network socket↗2022-12-13
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GHSA
GHSA-52m4-99w3-wq27: VMware ESXi contains a memory corruption vulnerability that exists in the way it handles a network socket↗2022-12-13
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
VMware
VMware ESXi and vCenter Server updates address multiple security vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-31696, CVE-2022-31697, CVE-2022-31698, CVE-2022-31699)↗2022-12-08
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CVE-2022-31696 (HIGH CVSS 8.8) | VMware ESXi contains a memory corru | cvebase.io