Partially Unpatched VMware Bug Opens Door to Hypervisor Takeover

A security vulnerability in VMware’s Cloud Foundation, ESXi, Fusion and Workstation platforms could pave the way for hypervisor takeover in virtual environments – and a patch is still pending for some users. The issue affects a wide swath of the virtualization specialist’s portfolio and affects...

VMware Patches Important Bug Affecting ESXi, Workstation and Fusion Products

VMWare has shipped updates to Workstation, Fusion, and ESXi products to address an "important" security vulnerability that could be weaponized by a threat actor to take control of affected systems. The issue relates to a heap-overflow vulnerability — tracked as CVE-2021-22045 CVSS score: 7.7 —...

High severity vulnerability in VMware Workstation, Fusion, and ESXi

THREAT LEVEL: Amber. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here. A heap buffer overflow vulnerability has been discovered in multiple products of VMware. This bug has been tracked as CVE-2021-22045, if exploited would result in the execution of arbitrary code by the attacker. Heap...

VMware Workstation SCSI Heap-based Buffer Overflow Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of VMware Workstation. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target guest system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the SCSI...

VMware Releases Security Updates

VMware has released a security advisory to address a vulnerability in Workstation, Fusion, and ESXi. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2022-0001 and apply the necessa...

CVE-2021-22045

VMware ESXi 7.0, 6.7 before ESXi670-202111101-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-202110101-SG, VMware Workstation 16.2.0 and VMware Fusion 12.2.0 contains a heap-overflow vulnerability in CD-ROM device emulation. A malicious actor with access to a virtual machine with CD-ROM device emulation may be able t...

Heap overflow

VMware ESXi 7.0, 6.7 before ESXi670-202111101-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-202110101-SG, VMware Workstation 16.2.0 and VMware Fusion 12.2.0 contains a heap-overflow vulnerability in CD-ROM device emulation. A malicious actor with access to a virtual machine with CD-ROM device emulation may be able t...

CVE-2021-22045

The CVE-2021-22045 vulnerability is a heap overflow in CD-ROM device emulation affecting multiple VMware products: ESXi (versions 6.5, 6.7, 7.0), Workstation (16.x up to 16.2.0), and Fusion (12.x up to 12.2.0). The underlying issue is a heap overflow in the CD-ROM device emulation, which could en...

KLA12412 ACE vulnerability in VMware Workstation

Heap overflow vulnerability was found in VMware Workstation. Malicious users can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code. Original advisories VMSA-2022-0001 Related products VMware-Workstation VMware-Player CVE list CVE-2021-22045 critical Solution Update to the latest version Downlo...

VMware Workstation, Fusion and ESXi updates address a heap-overflow vulnerability (CVE-2021-22045)

1. Impacted Products VMware ESXi VMware Workstation Pro / Player Workstation VMware Fusion VMware Cloud Foundation 2. Introduction A heap-overflow vulnerability in VMware Workstation, Fusion and ESXi was privately reported to VMware. Updates are available to remediate this vulnerability in...

SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2021:4209-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2021:4136-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

4 Ways Cybercriminals Exploit Remote Teams

By Owais Sultan Working from home is not a piece of cake especially when cybercriminals exploited every possible vulnerability to break into your workstation. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 4 Ways Cybercriminals Exploit Remote Teams...

SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2021:3193-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2021:3467-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2021:3214-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2021:3194-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

Security Bulletin: IBM SDK, Java Tech Edition Quarterly CPU Jul 2021 - Includes Oracle Jul 2021 CPU (minus CVE-2021-2341)

Summary This Security Bulletin provides steps for updating Java for Db2 Query Management Facility QMF Workstation and QMF Vision. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2021-2388 DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the VM component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to...

SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2021:3125-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

CVE-2020-3960

VMware ESXi 6.7 before ESXi670-202006401-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-202005401-SG, Workstation 15.x before 15.5.5, and Fusion 11.x before 11.5.5 contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in NVMe functionality. A malicious actor with local non-administrative access to a virtual machine with a...