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
EPSS: 0.005 (40.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Vmware Cloud_foundation
- Vmware Esxi — versions 7.0, 7.0.0, 8.0
- N/a Vmware Cloud Foundation — versions 5.x, 4.x
- N/a Vmware Esxi — versions 8.0, 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@vmware.com (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.