#VU56808 Input validation error in vCenter Server - CVE-2021-22019 

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#VU56808 Input validation error in vCenter Server - CVE-2021-22019

Published: September 21, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU56808
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-22019
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
vCenter Server
Software vendor:
VMware, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in VAPI (vCenter API) service. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted crafted jsonrpc message to port 5480/TCP and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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