Low severity · published Dec 13, 2022
CVE-2022-31699
VMware ESXi contains a heap-overflow vulnerability
3.3
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
VMware ESXi contains a heap-overflow vulnerability. A malicious local actor with restricted privileges within a sandbox process may exploit this issue to achieve a partial information disclosure.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 11% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ES
ESXi · VMware
6.5; 6.5; 6.5; 6.5; 6.5; 6.5; +34 more · source: NVD
CF
Cloud Foundation · Vmware
3.0; 3.0.1; 3.0.1.1; 3.5; 3.5.1; 3.7; +24 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-31699
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-31699
Vendor Advisory
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0030.html
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