CVE-2021-22045 Information

Description

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 to exploit this vulnerability in conjunction with other issues to execute code on the hypervisor from a virtual machine.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0001.html http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165440/VMware-Security-Advisory-2022-0001.html https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-003/

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

CHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8