Buffer overflow in VMware Cloud Foundation
CVE-2024-22254
VMware ESXi contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability. A malicious actor with privileges within the VMX process may trigger an out-of-bounds write leading to an escape of the sandbox.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.9 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (40.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 41st percentile — 40.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- VMware Cloud Foundation
- VMware Esxi — versions 7.0, 7.0.0, 8.0
- VMware Cloud Foundation — versions 5.x, 4.x
- VMware Esxi — versions 8.0, 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2024-0006.html (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-22254?
- CVE-2024-22254 is a high-severity vulnerability in VMware Cloud Foundation, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.9/10. Published 2024-03-05.
- How severe is CVE-2024-22254?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.9 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-22254 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.