vCenter Server VAPI multiple denial of service vulnerabilities (VMSA-2021-0020) (CVE-2021-22009)
5
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
09/21/2021
02/03/2022
09/22/2021
02/02/2022
Description
The vCenter Server contains multiple denial-of-service vulnerabilities in VAPI (vCenter API) service. A malicious actor with network access to port 443 on vCenter Server may exploit these issues to create a denial of service condition due to excessive memory consumption by VAPI service.
Solution(s)
- vmware-vcenter-cve-2021-22009-upgrade-latest
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