CVE detail
CVE-2023-20872
VMware Workstation and Fusion contain an out-of-bounds read/write vulnerability in SCSI CD/DVD device emulation.
Buzz score
Why this CVE is surfacing
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 13.9 · diversity 6.5 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Why it matters now
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Evidence
Source links by recency
3 source links · newest first
- Week in review: PaperCut vulnerabilities, VMware fixes critical flaws, RSA Conference 2023Help Net Security
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 fixes critical flaws in virtualization software (CVE-2023-20869, CVE-2023-20870)Help Net Security
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
Exploit code
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