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Medium severity5.9NVD Advisory· Published Jun 22, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2023-20896

CVE-2023-20896

Description

The VMware vCenter Server contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the implementation of the DCERPC protocol. A malicious actor with network access to vCenter Server may trigger an out-of-bounds read by sending a specially crafted packet leading to denial-of-service of certain services (vmcad, vmdird, and vmafdd).

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Affected products

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  • VMware/Vcenter Server35 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 34 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=4.0,<7.0
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:b:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:c:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:d:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update1a:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update1c:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update1d:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update2a:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update2b:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update2c:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update2d:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update3a:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update3c:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update3d:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update3e:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update3f:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update3g:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update3h:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update3i:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update3j:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update3k:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update3l:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:b:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:c:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:update1a:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)
    • (no CPE)range: 8.0
  • VMware/VMware Cloud Foundation (vCenter Server)v5
    Range: 5.x

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