VMware Workstation/Fusion Host Bluetooth Device Sharing stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in VMware Workstation and Fusion. It has been declared as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Host Bluetooth Device Sharing. Such manipulation leads to stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-20869. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in VMware Workstation and Fusion (Virtualization Software) (version now known) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Host Bluetooth Device Sharing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 04/25/2023 as VMSA-2023-0008. The advisory is shared for download at vmware.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-20869 since 11/01/2022. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 09/01/2025).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-25042). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: Upgrade
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11/01/2022 🔍
04/25/2023 +174 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: VMSA-2023-0008
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-20869 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-20869
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-227408
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413

Entryinfo

Created: 04/25/2023 21:36
Updated: 09/01/2025 21:04
Changes: 04/25/2023 21:36 (39), 05/20/2023 08:07 (1), 05/20/2023 08:10 (11), 09/01/2025 21:04 (16)
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