Host service interruption via out-of-bounds read
Published Jun 25, 2024 · Updated Nov 12, 2024
Out-of-bounds read in VMware ESXi 7.0 and 8.0 allows local users with VM administrator access to interrupt the host through a snapshot. Broadcom has not disclosed the affected ESXi component or the operation that reads beyond its allocated buffer. Triggering requires administrative control of a virtual machine with an existing snapshot, and the documented consequence is host denial of service.
Summary
What happened
Out-of-bounds read in VMware ESXi 7.0 and 8.0 allows local users with VM administrator access to interrupt the host through a snapshot. Broadcom has not disclosed the affected ESXi component or the operation that reads beyond its allocated buffer. Triggering requires administrative control of a virtual machine with an existing snapshot, and the documented consequence is host denial of service.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-37086
- Published
- Jun 25, 2024
- Updated
- Nov 12, 2024
- Vendor
- VMware
- Product
- VMware Cloud Foundation
- Classifications
- CWE-125, T1499.004
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jun 25, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Nov 12, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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