#VU45773 Out-of-bounds read in Parallels Desktop - CVE-2020-17400 

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#VU45773 Out-of-bounds read in Parallels Desktop - CVE-2020-17400

Published: August 19, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU45773
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-17400
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Parallels Desktop
Software vendor:
Parallels

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the prl_hypervisor kext. A local user to run a specially crafted program to trigger out-of-bounds read error and execute arbitrary code in the context of the hypervisor.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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