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ESXi CVE-2024-22255

HIGH
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770)
2024-03-05 security@vmware.com
7.1
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: vmware
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Severity by source

Vendor (vmware) PRIMARY
7.1 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Primary rating from Vendor (vmware) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: vmware

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Mar 05, 2024 - 18:15 cve.org
HIGH 7.1

DescriptionCVE.org

VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain an information disclosure vulnerability in the UHCI USB controller. A malicious actor with administrative access to a virtual machine may be able to exploit this issue to leak memory from the vmx process.

AnalysisAI

VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain an information disclosure vulnerability in the UHCI USB controller. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.1), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Allocation of Resources Without Limits (CWE-770), which allows attackers to exhaust system resources through uncontrolled allocation. VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain an information disclosure vulnerability in the UHCI USB controller. A malicious actor with administrative access to a virtual machine may be able to exploit this issue to leak memory from the vmx process. Affected products include: Vmware Cloud Foundation, Vmware Workstation, Vmware Esxi, Vmware Fusion.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Set resource limits, implement rate limiting, validate input sizes.

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