CVE-2021-22045

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Vmware
Status
Vmware Esxi, Vmware Workstation And Vmware Fusion
Vendor
CVE Published:
4 January 2022

Summary

VMware ESXi (7.0, 6.7 before ESXi670-202111101-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-202110101-SG), VMware Workstation (16.2.0) and VMware Fusion (12.2.0) contains a heap-overflow vulnerability in CD-ROM device emulation. A malicious actor with access to a virtual machine with CD-ROM device emulation may be able to exploit this vulnerability in conjunction with other issues to execute code on the hypervisor from a virtual machine.

Affected Version(s)

VMware ESXi, VMware Workstation and VMware Fusion VMware ESXi (7.0, 6.7 before ESXi670-202111101-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-202110101-SG), VMware Workstation (16.2.0) and VMware Fusion (12.2.0)

References

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0001...
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http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165440/VMware-Securi...
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https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-003/
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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