CVE-2023-20896 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-20896

Vendor Vmware
Product VMware vCenter Server (vCenter Server)
Published June 22, 2023
Last update February 13, 2025

CVSS base score

5.9/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The VMware vCenter Server contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the implementation of the DCERPC protocol. A malicious actor with network access to vCenter Server may trigger an out-of-bounds read by sending a specially crafted packet leading to denial-of-service of certain services (vmcad, vmdird, and vmafdd).

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 22, 2023 CVE published
February 13, 2025 Record updated