CVE-2020-15294 Race condition in Hypervisor Introspection
A race condition in Bitdefender Hypervisor Introspection allows arbitrary code execution via compiler optimization issues in memory-mapped guest space.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-15294?
CVE-2020-15294 is a high-severity vulnerability in Bitdefender Hypervisor Introspection, published on 17 Dec 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Compiler Optimization Removal or Modification of Security-critical Code vulnerability in IntPeParseUnwindData() results in multiple dereferences to the same pointer. If the pointer is located in memory-mapped from the guest space, this may cause a race-condition where the generated code would dereference the same address twice, thus obtaining different values, which may lead to arbitrary code execution. This issue affects: Bitdefender Hypervisor Introspection versions prior to 1.132.2.
Weakness: CWE-733
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-15294?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bitdefender Hypervisor Introspection.
How do I fix CVE-2020-15294?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-15294 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-15294 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-15294 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Bitdefender Hypervisor Introspection
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mqrh-3j77-m2cw.