Input validation error in VMware Tools - CVE-2022-31693
Published: November 29, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU69696
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-31693
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the VM3DMP driver. A local user in the Windows guest OS can pass specially crafted input to the driver and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
VMware Tools
How to mitigate CVE-2022-31693
Install updates from vendor's website.
VMware Tools - update to 12.1.5