CVE-2023-20896 (GCVE-0-2023-20896)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-06-22 12:00 – Updated: 2025-02-13 16:40
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Summary
The VMware vCenter Server contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the implementation of the DCERPC protocol. A malicious actor with network access to vCenter Server may trigger an out-of-bounds read by sending a specially crafted packet leading to denial-of-service of certain services (vmcad, vmdird, and vmafdd).
Severity ?
5.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Vendor Product Version
VMware VMware vCenter Server (vCenter Server) Affected: 8.0 , < 8.0 U1b (8.0 u1b)
Affected: 7.0 , < 7.0 u3m (7.0 u3m)
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    VMware VMware Cloud Foundation (vCenter Server) Affected: 5.x , < 7.0 U3m, 8.0 U1b (7.0 U3m, 8.0 U1b)
Affected: 4.x , < 7.0 U3m, 8.0 U1b (7.0 U3m, 8.0 U1b)
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