VMware Workstation/Fusion SCSI CD DVD Device Emulation out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in VMware Workstation and Fusion. This affects an unknown function of the component SCSI CD DVD Device Emulation. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2023-20872. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in VMware Workstation and Fusion (Virtualization Software) (affected version not known). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component SCSI CD DVD Device Emulation. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 04/25/2023 as VMSA-2023-0008. It is possible to read the advisory at vmware.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-20872. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-25045). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

11/01/2022 🔍
04/25/2023 +174 days 🔍
04/25/2023 +0 days 🔍
09/01/2025 +860 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: VMSA-2023-0008
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-20872 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-20872
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-227411
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413

Entryinfo

Created: 04/25/2023 21:38
Updated: 09/01/2025 21:04
Changes: 04/25/2023 21:38 (38), 05/20/2023 08:27 (13), 09/01/2025 21:04 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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