CVE-2023-20867

A fully compromised ESXi host can force VMware Tools to fail to authenticate host-to-guest operations, impacting the confidentiality and integrity of the guest virtual machine.

CVSS v3 3.9 LOW

3.9^/10

CVSS v3 : LOW

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.8 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/16/11
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/16/2
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00020.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NVKQ6Y2JFJRWPFOZUOTFO3H27BK5GGOG/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TJNJMD67QIT6LXLKWSHFM47DCLRSMT6W/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZJM6HDRQYS74JA7YNKQBFH2XSZ52HEWH/
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230725-0001/
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5493
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0013.html	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2023-06-13 17:15

Updated : 2023-10-16 18:15

NVD link : CVE-2023-20867

Mitre link : CVE-2023-20867

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-20867

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Products Affected

vmware

tools

CWE

CWE-287

Improper Authentication

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