QID 378447

Date Published: 2023-04-26

QID 378447: VMware Workstation and VMware Fusion Out-of-bounds read/write Vulnerability (VMSA-2023-0008)

VMware Workstation, Fusion is a hosted hypervisor that runs on x64 versions of Windows and Linux operating systems.

Affected Versions:
VMware Workstation Pro 17.x prior to 17.0.1
VMware Workstation Player 17.x prior to 17.0.1
VMware Fusion prior to 13.x prior to 13.0.1

QID Detection Logic (Authenticated) - Windows:
This QID checks for registry key "HKLM\SOFTWARE\VMware, Inc.\VMware Workstation" and value "InstallPath" to scan the/ check for file "vmware.exe". Then checks the version for this exe file on Windows Operating Systems
QID Detection Logic: (Authenticated) - Linux:
This QID executes the command "vmware-installer -l|grep vmware-workstation|awk '{print }'" and checks for the VMware Workstation version on Linux Operating Systems
QID Detection Logic: (Authenticated) - MacOS:
This QID checks installed apps on MacOs for the app "VMware Fusion.app". If the app is found, the QID checks for the VMware Workstation version on MacOS

A malicious attacker with access to a virtual machine that has a physical CD/DVD drive attached and configured to use a virtual SCSI controller may be able to exploit this vulnerability to execute code on the hypervisor from a virtual machine.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 8.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 6.2 severity.
  • Solution
    Vmware has released patch for VMware Workstation and VMware Fusion.

    Refer to VMware advisory VMSA-2023-0008 for more information.

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    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    VMSA-2023-0008 URL Logo www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0008.html