CVE-2022-31705
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2022-31705 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2022-12-14 19:15:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2022-12-19 15:43:00 UTC |
| Description | VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain a heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the USB 2.0 controller (EHCI). A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may exploit this issue to execute code as the virtual machine's VMX process running on the host. On ESXi, the exploitation is contained within the VMX sandbox whereas, on Workstation and Fusion, this may lead to code execution on the machine where Workstation or Fusion is installed. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-787
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Apple | Mac Os X | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 7.0 | - | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 7.0 | beta | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 7.0 | update_1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 7.0 | update_1a | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 7.0 | update_1b | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 7.0 | update_1c | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 7.0 | update_1d | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 7.0 | update_1e | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 7.0 | update_2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 7.0 | update_2a | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 7.0 | update_2c | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 7.0 | update_2d | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 7.0 | update_2e | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 7.0 | update_3c | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 7.0 | update_3d | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 7.0 | update_3e | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 7.0 | update_3f | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 7.0 | update_3g | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 8.0 | - | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Fusion | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation | All | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| VMSA-2022-0033 | MISC | www.vmware.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
- 216301 VMware ESXi 7.0 Patch Release ESXi70U3si-20841705 Missing (VMSA-2022-0033)
- 216302 VMware ESXi 8.0 Patch Release ESXi80a-20842819 Missing (VMSA-2022-0033)
- 377837 VMware Workstation Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write Vulnerability (VMSA-2022-0033)
- 377839 VMware Fusion Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write Vulnerability (VMSA-2022-0033)