What is CVE-2023-20892?

CVE-2023-20892 is a high-severity vulnerability in Vmware Vcenter_server, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2023-06-22.

How severe is CVE-2023-20892?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Vmware Vcenter_server

CVE-2023-20892

The vCenter Server contains a heap overflow vulnerability due to the usage of uninitialized memory in the implementation of the DCERPC protocol. A malicious actor with network access to vCenter Server may exploit heap-overflow vulnerabilit…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.018 (76.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Vmware Vcenter_server — versions 7.0, 8.0
Vmware Cloud Foundation (Vcenter Server) — versions 5.x, 4.x
Vmware Vcenter Server (Vcenter Server) — versions 8.0, 7.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

security@vmware.com (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
security@vmware.com

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-20892?: CVE-2023-20892 is a high-severity vulnerability in Vmware Vcenter_server, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2023-06-22.
How severe is CVE-2023-20892?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.