PT-2022-5009 · Vmware · Vmware Esxi

Victorv · Published 2022-10-06 · Updated 2022-10-11 · CVE-2022-31681

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions VMware ESXi (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to a null-pointer deference vulnerability. A malicious actor with privileges within the VMX process may create a denial of service condition on the host. This can be achieved by exploiting the vulnerability, allowing the attacker to cause a service disruption.

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

DoS

Improper Resource Release

NULL Pointer Dereference

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-404

CWE-476

Related Identifiers

BDU:2022-06222

CVE-2022-31681

Affected Products

Vmware Esxi

References · 7

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-31681 · Vendor Advisory
• https://vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0025.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2022-06222 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-31681 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/51039 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/true_secator/3534 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/isacarusec/5687 · Telegram Post