Cloud Foundation
CVE-2022-31699
LOW
Severity by source
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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1DescriptionNVD
VMware ESXi contains a heap-overflow vulnerability. A malicious local actor with restricted privileges within a sandbox process may exploit this issue to achieve a partial information disclosure.
AnalysisAI
VMware ESXi contains a heap-overflow vulnerability. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.3), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787), which allows attackers to write data beyond allocated buffer boundaries leading to code execution or crashes. VMware ESXi contains a heap-overflow vulnerability. A malicious local actor with restricted privileges within a sandbox process may exploit this issue to achieve a partial information disclosure. Affected products include: Vmware Cloud Foundation, Vmware Esxi.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Validate write boundaries, use memory-safe languages, enable compiler protections (ASLR, stack canaries).
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