VMware Workstation 17.0.x < 17.0.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2023-0008)

high Nessus Plugin ID 174758

Synopsis

A virtualization application installed on the remote Windows host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities

Description

The version of VMware Workstation installed on the remote host is 17.0.x prior to 17.0.2. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

- VMware Workstation (17.x) and VMware Fusion (13.x) contain a stack-based buffer-overflow vulnerability that exists in the functionality for sharing host Bluetooth devices with the virtual machine.
(CVE-2023-20869)

- VMware Workstation and Fusion contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that exists in the functionality for sharing host Bluetooth devices with the virtual machine. (CVE-2023-20870)

- VMware Fusion contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with read/write access to the host operating system can elevate privileges to gain root access to the host operating system. (CVE-2023-20871)

- VMware Workstation and Fusion contain an out-of-bounds read/write vulnerability in SCSI CD/DVD device emulation. (CVE-2023-20872)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update to VMware Workstation version 17.0.2, or later.

See Also

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0008.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 174758

File Name: vmware_workstation_vmsa_2023_0008.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: General

Published: 4/25/2023

Updated: 11/1/2023

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-20872

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:vmware:workstation

Required KB Items: Host/VMware Workstation/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/25/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/25/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-20869, CVE-2023-20870, CVE-2023-20871, CVE-2023-20872

IAVA: 2023-A-0226-S

VMSA: 2023-0008