VMware Tanzu products update for BusyBox
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2021-28831 CVE-2022-48174 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-755 CWE-787 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
VMware Tanzu Operations Manager Server applications / Virtualization software Isolation Segment Server applications / Other server solutions VMware Tanzu Application Service for VMs Server applications / Other server solutions |
| Vendor | VMware, Inc |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions
EUVDB-ID: #VU51741
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-28831
CWE-ID:
CWE-755 - Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of error bit on the huft_build result pointer in decompress_gunzip.c. A remote attacker can pass malformed gzip data to the application, trigger an invalid free and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsVMware Tanzu Operations Manager: before 2.10.61
Isolation Segment: before 4.0.10
VMware Tanzu Application Service for VMs: before 4.0.10
External linkshttp://tanzu.vmware.com/security/usn-6335-1
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) Out-of-bounds write
EUVDB-ID: #VU80391
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-48174
CWE-ID:
CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input ash.c. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data to the application, trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsVMware Tanzu Operations Manager: before 2.10.61
Isolation Segment: before 4.0.10
VMware Tanzu Application Service for VMs: before 4.0.10
External linkshttp://tanzu.vmware.com/security/usn-6335-1
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
