Multiple vulnerabilities in VMware Workstation and Fusion

Published: 2024-05-17 | Updated: 2024-06-06

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	4
CVE-ID	CVE-2024-22267 CVE-2024-22268 CVE-2024-22269 CVE-2024-22270
CWE-ID	CWE-416 CWE-122 CWE-665
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	VMware Workstation Client/Desktop applications / Virtualization software VMware Fusion Client/Desktop applications / Virtualization software
Vendor	VMware, Inc

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 4 vulnerabilities.

1) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU89630

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 7.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-22267

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a guest user to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the VBluetoothHCI_PacketOut method in the vbluetooth device. An attacker with administrative access to the guest OS can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with VMX process running on the host.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

VMware Workstation: 17.0 - 17.5.1

VMware Fusion: 13.0 - 13.5.1

CPE2.3

External links

http://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24280
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-527/
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-526/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to trick the victim to open a a specially crafted file.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Heap-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU89631

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-22268

CWE-ID: CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the Shader functionality within the SVGA virtual device. A malicious guest with non-administrative access to a virtual machine with 3D graphics enabled can trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

VMware Workstation: 17.0 - 17.5.1

VMware Fusion: 13.0 - 13.5.1

CPE2.3

External links

http://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24280
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-494/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to trick the victim to open a a specially crafted file.

The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

3) Improper Initialization

EUVDB-ID: #VU89633

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-22269

CWE-ID: CWE-665 - Improper Initialization

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a malicious guest to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper initialization within the UrbBuf_getDataBuf function in the vbluetooth device. A malicious guest with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine can read privileged information contained in hypervisor memory from a virtual machine.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

VMware Workstation: 17.0 - 17.5.1

VMware Fusion: 13.0 - 13.5.1

CPE2.3

External links

http://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24280
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-529/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to trick the victim to open a a specially crafted file.

The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

4) Improper Initialization

EUVDB-ID: #VU89634

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-22270

CWE-ID: CWE-665 - Improper Initialization

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a malicious guest to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper initialization within the hgfsVMCI_fileread function in the Host Guest File Sharing (HGFS) functionality. A malicious guest with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine can read privileged information contained in hypervisor memory from a virtual machine.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

VMware Workstation: 17.0 - 17.5.1

VMware Fusion: 13.0 - 13.5.1

CPE2.3

External links

http://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24280
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-528/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to trick the victim to open a a specially crafted file.

The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.