PT-2021-4332 · Vmware · Vcenter Server+1

George Noseevich + 2 · Published 2021-09-21 · Updated 2021-09-27 · CVE-2021-22010

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions vCenter Server (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to a denial-of-service condition in the VPXD service of the vCenter Server. A malicious actor with network access to port 443 may exploit this to cause excessive memory consumption, leading to a denial of service. This can be achieved by sending a specially crafted HTTP request through port 443.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

DoS

Resource Exhaustion

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-400

Related Identifiers

BDU:2021-04956

CVE-2021-22010

Affected Products

Vmware Vcenter

Vcenter Server

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22010 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-22010 · Vendor Advisory
• https://vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0020.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-04956 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/29286 · Telegram Post
• https://cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021092118 · Note
• https://dell.com/support/kbdoc/ru-ru/printview/000191991/10/en · Note