VMware vCenter Server 7.0 < 7.0U3q / 8.0 < 8.0U3 DoS (CVE-2024-37087)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 201124

Synopsis

The VMware vCenter Server is affected by an Denial of Service vulnerability.

Description

The version of VMware vCenter Server installed on the remote host is 7.0 prior to 7.0U3q, or 8.0 prior to 8.0U3. It is, therefore, affected by an denial-of-service vulnerability as referenced in the VMSA-2024-0013 advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to VMware vCenter Server 7.0U3q, or 8.0U3 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?04fbf245

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 201124

File Name: vmware_vcenter_server_vmsa-2024-0013_CVE-2024-37087.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: remote

Family: Misc.

Published: 6/28/2024

Updated: 7/1/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-37087

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:vmware:vcenter_server

Required KB Items: Host/VMware/release, Host/VMware/version, Host/VMware/vCenter

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/25/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/25/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-37087

IAVA: 2024-A-0373

VMSA: 2024-0013