CVE-2007-2454 Memory corruption in n/a
Local root users in a guest OS can trigger a heap overflow in the VGA device to execute code on the host.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-2454?
CVE-2007-2454 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Parallels Parallels Desktop, published on 2 May 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the VGA device in Parallels allows local users, with root access to the guest operating system, to terminate the virtual machine and possibly execute arbitrary code in the host operating system via unspecified vectors related to bitblt operations.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-2454?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Parallels Parallels Desktop.
How do I fix CVE-2007-2454?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-2454 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2007-2454 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-2454 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Parallels Parallels Desktop
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v7q3-w86w-cjcj.