Out-of-bounds read in Parallels Desktop - CVE-2021-31431
Published: April 23, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU52521
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-31431
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Parallels
Affected software:
Parallels Desktop
Parallels Desktop
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the IDE virtual device. A local administrator can trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-31431
Install updates from vendor's website.