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Rewterz Threat Advisory – Multiple VMware ESXi Vulnerabilities

Severity

Medium

Analysis Summary

CVE-2022-31696 CVSS:7.5

VMware ESXi could allow a local authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by a memory corruption flaw in the handling of a network socket. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to make escape of the ESXi sandbox.

CVE-2022-31699 CVSS:4.2

VMware ESXi could allow a local authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a heap-based buffer overflow. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information, and use this information to launch further attacks against the affected system.

Impact

Security Bypass

Indicators Of Compromise

CVE

  • CVE-2022-31696
  • CVE-2022-3169

Affected Vendors

VMware

Affected Products

  • VMware ESXi 6.7
  • VMware ESXi 7.0
  • VMware Cloud Foundation (ESXi) 3.0
  • VMware Cloud Foundation (ESXi) 4.0
  • VMware ESXi 8.0

Remediation

Refer to VMware Security Advisory for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information.

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