PT-2023-9002 · Vmware · Vmware Workstation+1

Wenxu Yin · Published 2023-04-25 · Updated 2024-07-19 · CVE-2023-20872

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions VMware Workstation and Fusion (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to an out-of-bounds read/write vulnerability in the SCSI CD/DVD device emulation of VMware Workstation and Fusion. This vulnerability can be exploited to allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

BDU:2024-02941

CVE-2023-20872

Affected Products

Vmware Fusion

Vmware Workstation

References · 13

• 🔥 https://github.com/ze0r/vmware-escape-CVE-2023-20872-poc · Exploit
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-02941 · Security Note
• https://vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0008.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-20872 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-20872 · Security Note
• https://safe-surf.ru/specialists/bulletins-nkcki/692192 · Security Note
• https://vuldb.com/?id.227411 · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/62866 · Telegram Post
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-20872 · Note
• https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/91949 · Note
• https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/23670 · Note
• https://t.me/true_secator/4324 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cybersecuritytechnologies/10856 · Telegram Post