The vCenter Server contains a denial-of-service vulnerability in VAPI (vCenter API) service. A malicious actor with network access to port 5480 on vCenter Server may exploit this issue by sending a specially crafted jsonrpc message to create a denial of service condition.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud_foundation | Vmware | 3.0 (including) | 3.10.2.2 (excluding) |
| Cloud_foundation | Vmware | 4.0 (including) | 4.3 (excluding) |
| Vcenter_server | Vmware | 6.5 (including) | 6.5 (including) |
| Vcenter_server | Vmware | 6.7 (including) | 6.7 (including) |
| Vcenter_server | Vmware | 7.0 (including) | 7.0 (including) |