CVE-2020-17398 Information disclosure in Desktop
Local attackers can disclose kernel memory via a buffer over-read in the hypervisor, potentially leading to privilege escalation.
- 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-2020-17398?
CVE-2020-17398 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Parallels Parallels Desktop, published on 25 Aug 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
This vulnerability allows local attackers to disclose information on affected installations of Parallels Desktop 15.1.4. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the prl_hypervisor kext. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the kernel. Was ZDI-CAN-11302.
Weakness: CWE-129
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-17398?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Parallels Parallels Desktop.
How do I fix CVE-2020-17398?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-17398 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-17398 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-17398 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Parallels Parallels Desktop
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cxx9-g3h7-xchv.