SB2023102008 - Information disclosure in VMware Workstation and Fusion
Published: October 20, 2023 Updated: November 7, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023102008
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-34044)
CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote guest to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in the functionality for sharing host Bluetooth devices with the virtual machine. A remote user with administrative privileges on a virtual machine can read privileged information contained in hypervisor memory from a virtual machine.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.