fkie_cve-2023-20867
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2023-06-13 17:15
Modified
2025-03-10 20:43
Severity ?
3.9 (Low) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
3.9 (Low) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Summary
A fully compromised ESXi host can force VMware Tools to fail to authenticate host-to-guest operations, impacting the confidentiality and integrity of the guest virtual machine.
References
security@vmware.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/16/11Mailing List, Patch
security@vmware.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/16/2Mailing List, Patch
security@vmware.comhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00020.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
security@vmware.comhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NVKQ6Y2JFJRWPFOZUOTFO3H27BK5GGOG/Mailing List, Release Notes
security@vmware.comhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TJNJMD67QIT6LXLKWSHFM47DCLRSMT6W/Mailing List, Release Notes
security@vmware.comhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZJM6HDRQYS74JA7YNKQBFH2XSZ52HEWH/Mailing List, Release Notes
security@vmware.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230725-0001/Third Party Advisory
security@vmware.comhttps://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5493Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
security@vmware.comhttps://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0013.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/16/11Mailing List, Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/16/2Mailing List, Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00020.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NVKQ6Y2JFJRWPFOZUOTFO3H27BK5GGOG/Mailing List, Release Notes
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TJNJMD67QIT6LXLKWSHFM47DCLRSMT6W/Mailing List, Release Notes
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZJM6HDRQYS74JA7YNKQBFH2XSZ52HEWH/Mailing List, Release Notes
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230725-0001/Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5493Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0013.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
vmware tools *
debian debian_linux 10.0
debian debian_linux 11.0
debian debian_linux 12.0
fedoraproject fedora 37
fedoraproject fedora 38
fedoraproject fedora 39


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{
   cisaActionDue: "2023-07-14",
   cisaExploitAdd: "2023-06-23",
   cisaRequiredAction: "Apply updates per vendor instructions.",
   cisaVulnerabilityName: "VMware Tools Authentication Bypass Vulnerability",
   configurations: [
      {
         nodes: [
            {
               cpeMatch: [
                  {
                     criteria: "cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                     matchCriteriaId: "7E0027C7-536C-42DC-A0FA-7215968B3E1B",
                     versionEndExcluding: "12.2.5",
                     versionStartIncluding: "10.3.0",
                     vulnerable: true,
                  },
               ],
               negate: false,
               operator: "OR",
            },
         ],
      },
      {
         nodes: [
            {
               cpeMatch: [
                  {
                     criteria: "cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                     matchCriteriaId: "07B237A9-69A3-4A9C-9DA0-4E06BD37AE73",
                     vulnerable: true,
                  },
                  {
                     criteria: "cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                     matchCriteriaId: "FA6FEEC2-9F11-4643-8827-749718254FED",
                     vulnerable: true,
                  },
                  {
                     criteria: "cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                     matchCriteriaId: "46D69DCC-AE4D-4EA5-861C-D60951444C6C",
                     vulnerable: true,
                  },
               ],
               negate: false,
               operator: "OR",
            },
         ],
      },
      {
         nodes: [
            {
               cpeMatch: [
                  {
                     criteria: "cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                     matchCriteriaId: "E30D0E6F-4AE8-4284-8716-991DFA48CC5D",
                     vulnerable: true,
                  },
                  {
                     criteria: "cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                     matchCriteriaId: "CC559B26-5DFC-4B7A-A27C-B77DE755DFF9",
                     vulnerable: true,
                  },
                  {
                     criteria: "cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                     matchCriteriaId: "B8EDB836-4E6A-4B71-B9B2-AA3E03E0F646",
                     vulnerable: true,
                  },
               ],
               negate: false,
               operator: "OR",
            },
         ],
      },
   ],
   cveTags: [],
   descriptions: [
      {
         lang: "en",
         value: "A fully compromised ESXi host can force VMware Tools to fail to authenticate host-to-guest operations, impacting the confidentiality and integrity of the guest virtual machine.",
      },
      {
         lang: "es",
         value: "Un host ESXi totalmente comprometido puede obligar a VMware Tools a no poder autenticar las operaciones de host a invitado, lo que afecta la confidencialidad y la integridad de la máquina virtual invitada.",
      },
   ],
   id: "CVE-2023-20867",
   lastModified: "2025-03-10T20:43:28.317",
   metrics: {
      cvssMetricV31: [
         {
            cvssData: {
               attackComplexity: "HIGH",
               attackVector: "LOCAL",
               availabilityImpact: "NONE",
               baseScore: 3.9,
               baseSeverity: "LOW",
               confidentialityImpact: "LOW",
               integrityImpact: "LOW",
               privilegesRequired: "HIGH",
               scope: "CHANGED",
               userInteraction: "NONE",
               vectorString: "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
               version: "3.1",
            },
            exploitabilityScore: 0.8,
            impactScore: 2.7,
            source: "security@vmware.com",
            type: "Secondary",
         },
         {
            cvssData: {
               attackComplexity: "HIGH",
               attackVector: "LOCAL",
               availabilityImpact: "NONE",
               baseScore: 3.9,
               baseSeverity: "LOW",
               confidentialityImpact: "LOW",
               integrityImpact: "LOW",
               privilegesRequired: "HIGH",
               scope: "CHANGED",
               userInteraction: "NONE",
               vectorString: "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
               version: "3.1",
            },
            exploitabilityScore: 0.8,
            impactScore: 2.7,
            source: "nvd@nist.gov",
            type: "Primary",
         },
      ],
   },
   published: "2023-06-13T17:15:14.070",
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   sourceIdentifier: "security@vmware.com",
   vulnStatus: "Analyzed",
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               value: "CWE-287",
            },
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               value: "NVD-CWE-noinfo",
            },
         ],
         source: "nvd@nist.gov",
         type: "Primary",
      },
   ],
}


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