Out-of-bounds Read in Vmware Cloud Foundation
CVE-2024-37086
VMware ESXi contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine with an existing snapshot may trigger an out-of-bounds read leading to a denial-of-service condition of the host.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.002 (9.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H.
Affected products
- Vmware Cloud_foundation
- Vmware Esxi — versions 7.0, 8.0
- N/a Esxi — versions 8.0, 7.0
- N/a Vmware Cloud Foundation — versions 5.x, 4.x
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@vmware.com (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-37086?
- CVE-2024-37086 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vmware Cloud Foundation, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2024-06-25.
- How severe is CVE-2024-37086?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.