Out-of-bounds read in VMware Fusion and VMware Workstation - CVE-2023-34044
Published: October 20, 2023 / Updated: November 7, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU82269
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.9 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-34044
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
VMware Fusion
VMware Workstation
VMware Workstation
How to mitigate CVE-2023-34044
Install updates from vendor's website.
VMware Fusion - update to 13.5
VMware Workstation - update to 17.5
VMware Workstation - update to 17.5