CVE-2022-31698 Denial of service in VMware vCenter Server, VMware Cloud Foundation

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

A remote attacker can cause a denial-of-service condition in VMware vCenter Server by sending a specially crafted header to the content library service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-31698?

CVE-2022-31698 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Vmware Cloud Foundation, published on 13 Dec 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The vCenter Server contains a denial-of-service vulnerability in the content library service. A malicious actor with network access to port 443 on vCenter Server may exploit this issue to trigger a denial-of-service condition by sending a specially crafted header.

Weakness: CWE-400

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-31698?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Vmware Cloud Foundation, Vmware Vcenter Server.

How do I fix CVE-2022-31698?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-31698 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2022-31698 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-31698 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-9qpg-6x42-3rc4.

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