VMware ESXi (7.0, 6.7 before ESXi670-202111101-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-202110101-SG), VMware Workstation (16.2.0) and VMware Fusion (12.2.0) contains a heap-overflow vulnerability in CD-ROM device emulation. A malicious actor with access to a virtual machine with CD-ROM device emulation may be able to exploit this vulnerability in conjunction with other issues to execute code on the hypervisor from a virtual machine.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required Low
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
User Interaction None
No CVSS v3.0
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.
Affected Vendors & Products
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Apple |
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Vmware |
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Configuration 1 [-]
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Configuration 2 [-]
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Configuration 3 [-]
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Configuration 5 [-]
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References
History
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: vmware
Published: 2022-01-04T21:39:03
Updated: 2024-08-03T18:30:24.037Z
Reserved: 2021-01-04T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2021-22045
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2022-01-04T22:15:07.467
Modified: 2024-11-21T05:49:29.663
Link: CVE-2021-22045
Redhat
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