#VU69696 Input validation error in VMware Tools - CVE-2022-31693

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#VU69696 Input validation error in VMware Tools - CVE-2022-31693

Published: November 29, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU69696
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-31693
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
VMware Tools
Software vendor:
VMware, Inc

Description

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.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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