CVE-2023-34044 Information disclosure vulnerability in bluetooth device-sharing functionality
A local attacker with admin privileges in a VM can read privileged hypervisor memory via an out-of-bounds read in Bluetooth sharing.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-34044?
CVE-2023-34044 is a high-severity vulnerability in Vmware Fusion, published on 20 Oct 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 prior to 17.5) and Fusion(13.x prior to 13.5) contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that exists in the functionality for sharing host Bluetooth devices with the virtual machine. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may be able to read privileged information contained in hypervisor memory from a virtual machine.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-34044?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Vmware Fusion, Vmware Workstation.
How do I fix CVE-2023-34044?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-34044 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-34044 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-34044 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Fusion
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mj48-4fj3-6fjg.