#VU56798 Resource exhaustion in vCenter Server - CVE-2021-22009
Published: September 21, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU56798
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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-2021-22009
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
vCenter Server
vCenter Server
Software vendor:
VMware, Inc
VMware, Inc
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources within the VAPI (vCenter API) service. A remote attacker can send specially crafted HTTP request to port 443/TCP and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.