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
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (8.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 8th percentile — 8.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- VMware Cloud Foundation
- VMware Esxi — versions 7.0, 8.0
- Esxi — versions 8.0, 7.0
- VMware Cloud Foundation — versions 5.x, 4.x
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
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.