CVE-2023-20869 Memory corruption in VMware Workstation Pro / Player (Workstation) and VMware Fusion
A stack-based buffer overflow in VMware Workstation and Fusion allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges via Bluetooth sharing.
- 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-2023-20869?
CVE-2023-20869 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Vmware Fusion, published on 25 Apr 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
VMware Workstation (17.x) and VMware Fusion (13.x) contain a stack-based buffer-overflow vulnerability that exists in the functionality for sharing host Bluetooth devices with the virtual machine.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-20869?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Vmware Fusion, Vmware Workstation.
How do I fix CVE-2023-20869?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-20869 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-2023-20869 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-20869 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Fusion
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xpqq-583w-8g73.