# CVE-2024-38812: A VMware vCenter Server bug is being used in attacks

Status: Being used now (CISA KEV, added 2024-11-20)
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## Agent prompt (read-only)
Read-only check, change nothing, send nothing anywhere.
Is VMware vCenter Server (CVE-2024-38812) installed or running on this machine or in this project?
1. Find every copy and its version (apps, packages, containers, lockfiles).
2. Compare each version against the vendor's fixed version for CVE-2024-38812. Quote the vendor page you used.
3. Report a table: where, version, fixed version, status (exposed / fixed / not installed / unsure).
4. List the exact update steps, but do not run them.

## Official description
VMware vCenter Server contains a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the implementation of the DCERPC protocol. This vulnerability could allow an attacker with network access to the vCenter Server to execute remote code by sending a specially crafted packet.

## Sources
- https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24968
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38812
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38812

Generated by isitexploited.org from public sources. Verify version numbers against the vendor before acting.