PT-2022-5908 · Vmware · Vmware Vcenter Server+1

Icewall + 1 · Published 2022-12-08 · Updated 2025-10-31 · CVE-2022-31698

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

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

Description The issue is related to a denial-of-service condition in the content library service of VMware vCenter Server. It can be triggered by a malicious actor with network access to port 443 by sending a specially crafted header. The vulnerability is also described as being related to the execution of a cycle without sufficient limitation, which can be exploited by a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition.

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

DoS

Resource Exhaustion

Improper Resource Release

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-400

CWE-404

Related Identifiers

BDU:2022-07324

CVE-2022-31698

Affected Products

Vmware Vcenter

Vmware Vcenter Server

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-31698 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2022-07324 · Security Note
• https://vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0030.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-31698 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cveNotify/141104 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/119288 · Telegram Post
• https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1588 · Note