Zero-day vulnerability in vCenter Server

Out-of-bounds write
CVE-2023-34048

The vulnerability was used since late 2021 by a Chinese threat actor UNC3886.

Known malware:

VIRTUALPITA, VIRTUALPIE

Vulnerability details

Advisory: SB2023102504 - Multiple vulnerabilities in VMware vCenter Server

Vulnerable component: vCenter Server

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-34048

CVSSv3 score: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

Description:

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the DCERPC protocol implementation. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted RPC request to the vCenter Server, trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild since late 2021.

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About zero-day vulnerabilities

Zero-day vulnerability is an undisclosed vulnerability in software that hackers can exploit to compromise computer programs, gain unauthorized access to sensitive data, penetrate networks, etc. We consider vulnerability a zero-day when there is no solution provided from software vendor and the vulnerability is being actively exploited by malicious actors.

Zero-day candidate is a potential zero-day vulnerability in software which might have been used in targeted attacks, however there is no evidence to support this suggestion.