Resource management error in VMware ESXi - CVE-2021-22050
Published: February 15, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU60620
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-22050
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: VMware, Inc
Affected software:
VMware ESXi
VMware ESXi
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within rhttpproxy. A remote attacker can send crafted slow HTTP POST request to the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-22050
Install updates from vendor's website.