CVE-2020-8876 Information disclosure in Desktop

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Local attackers can disclose kernel memory via an out-of-bounds read in the IOCTL handler, potentially aiding 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-2020-8876?

CVE-2020-8876 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Parallels Parallels Desktop, published on 23 Mar 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 15.1.2-47123. 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 IOCTL handler. 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-10029.

Weakness: CWE-125, CWE-129

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8876?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Parallels Parallels Desktop.

How do I fix CVE-2020-8876?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-8876 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-8876 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8876 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Parallels Parallels Desktop vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5wvg-gv3f-cc3v.

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