Out-of-bounds Read in Apple Mac OS X
CVE-2023-34044
VMware Workstation( 17.x prior to 17.5) and Fusion(13.x prior to 13.5) contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that exists in the functionality for sharing host Bluetooth devices with the virtual machine. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may be able to read privileged information contained in hypervisor memory from a virtual machine.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (9.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 9th percentile — 9.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Apple Mac OS X
- VMware Fusion — versions 13.x
- VMware Workstation — versions 17.x
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0022.html (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-34044?
- CVE-2023-34044 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2023-10-20.
- How severe is CVE-2023-34044?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.