Buffer overflow in Apple Mac Os X

CVE-2022-31705

VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain a heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the USB 2.0 controller (EHCI). 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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.016 (72.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

  • Apple Mac_os_x
  • Vmware Esxi — versions 7.0, 8.0
  • Vmware Fusion
  • Vmware Workstation
  • N/a Vmware Esxi, Workstation Pro / Player, Fusion (Fusion), Cloud Foundation — versions VMware ESXi (8.0 prior to ESXi80a-20842819, 7.0 prior to ESXi70U3si-20841705, VMware Workstation Pro / Player (16.x prior to 16.2.5), VMware Fusion Pro / Fusion (12.x prior to 12.2.5), VMware Cloud Foundation (4.x, 3.x)

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-31705?
CVE-2022-31705 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2022-12-14.
How severe is CVE-2022-31705?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-31705 known to be exploited?
12 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.