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CVE detail

CVE-2023-20870

VMware Workstation and Fusion contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that exists in the functionality for sharing host Bluetooth devices with the virtual machine.

CVSS 6.0 · MediumBuzz score 24.1

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 24.1

This all-time snapshot uses the same composite formula as Trending across a 30-year evidence window, rather than a current rolling window.

Buzz score components · mention 16.1 · diversity 8.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Mention score
16.1
4 evidence mentions in the snapshot
Diversity score
8.0
3 sources across 1 categories
KEV score
0.0
No KEV entry observed
OTX score
0.0
0 OTX pulses
PoC score
0.0
0 repos · best confidence N/A
Best PoC traction
0
Maximum stars on a matched PoC repo

Why it matters now

Mention timeline

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Evidence

Source links by recency

Newest mentions first
4 source links · newest first
  • Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: RSA Conference 2023 RSA Conference 2023 took place at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Check out our microsite for related news, photos, product releases, and more. Overcoming industry obstacles for decentralized digital identities In this Help Net Security interview, Eve Maler, CTO at ForgeRock, talks about how digital identities continue to play a critical role in how we access … More →

    newswww.helpnetsecurity.comApr 30, 2023, 8:00 AM
  • VMware has fixed one critical (CVE-2023-20869) and three important flaws (CVE-2023-20870, CVE-2023-20871, CVE-2023-20872) in its VMware Workstation and Fusion virtual user session software. The former allows users to run multiple x86-based operating systems on one PC, while the latter runs Windows, Linux and other apps on Macs without having to reboot. CVE-2023-20869 and CVE-2023-20870 were exploited together by STAR Labs researchers in March, on the third day of the Pwn2Own 2023 hacking contest held in … More →

    newswww.helpnetsecurity.comApr 26, 2023, 10:11 AM
  • VMware this week released patches for a critical vulnerability disclosed at the Pwn2Own Vancouver 2023 hacking contest.

    newswww.securityweek.comApr 26, 2023, 9:20 AM
  • VMware addressed zero-day flaws that can be chained to achieve arbitrary code execution on Workstation and Fusion software hypervisors. VMware released security updates to address two zero-day vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-20869, CVE-2023-20870) that were chained by the STAR Labs team during the Pwn2Own Vancouver 2023 hacking contest against Workstation and Fusion software hypervisors. The STAR Labs (@starlabs_sg) […]

    newssecurityaffairs.comApr 25, 2023, 7:49 PM

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