CVE-2021-34856

Summary

CVE	CVE-2021-34856
State	PUBLIC
Assigner	[email protected]
Source Priority	CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published	2021-10-25 17:15:00 UTC
Updated	2022-10-24 14:23:00 UTC
Description	This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Parallels Desktop 16.1.3 (49160). An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute high-privileged code on the target guest system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the virtio-gpu virtual device. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a memory corruption condition. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the hypervisor. Was ZDI-CAN-13581.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-787

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language
Application	Parallels	Parallels Desktop	16.1.3	All	All	All

References

Reference	Source	Link	Tags
KB Parallels: Parallels Desktop Security Updates	N/A	kb.parallels.com
ZDI-21-938 \| Zero Day Initiative	N/A	www.zerodayinitiative.com
CVE Program record	CVE.ORG	www.cve.org	canonical
NVD vulnerability detail	NVD	nvd.nist.gov	canonical, analysis

No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.

Legacy QID Mappings

375792 Parallels Desktop Privilege Escalation Multiple Vulnerabilities(ZDI-CAN-13544,ZDI-CAN-13581,ZDI-CAN-13592,ZDI-CAN-13601)