CVE-2024-22253 — Use After Free in Vmware Esxi

CWE-416 — Use After Free6 documents6 sources
Severity
6.7MEDIUMNVD
CNA9.3VulnCheck9.3
EPSS
0.1%
top 75.15%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
8
Vmware EsxiVmware FusionVmware Workstation+5 more
Timeline
PublishedMar 5

Description

VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain a use-after-free vulnerability in the UHCI USB controller. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may exploit this issue to execute code as the virtual machine's VMX process running on the host. On ESXi, the exploitation is contained within the VMX sandbox whereas, on Workstation and Fusion, this may lead to code execution on the machine where Workstation or Fusion is installed.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 0.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages8 packages

▶NVDvmware/fusion13.0.0 — 13.5.1
▶NVDvmware/workstation17.0.0 — 17.5.1
▶CVEListV5vmware/vmware_fusion13.x — 13.5.1
▶CVEListV5vmware/vmware_workstation17.x — 17.5.1
▶CVEListV5vmware/vmware_esxi8.0 — ESXi80U2sb-23305545+2

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-57rg-p28x-x2f6: VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain a use-after-free vulnerability in the UHCI USB controller↗2024-03-05
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CVEList
Use-after-free vulnerability↗2024-03-05
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VulnCheck
VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion UHCI USB Controller Vulnerability↗2024
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
VMware
VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion updates address multiple security vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-22252, CVE-2024-22253, CVE-2024-22254, CVE-2024-22255)↗2024-03-05
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