Vmware Fusion up to 13.5 on macOS Environment Variable environment input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Vmware Fusion up to 13.5 on macOS. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Environment Variable Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument environment results in input validation. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-38811. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Vmware Fusion up to 13.5 on macOS. This affects an unknown functionality of the component Environment Variable Handler. The manipulation of the argument environment with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

VMware Fusion (13.x before 13.6) contains a code-execution vulnerability due to the usage of an insecure environment variable. A malicious actor with standard user privileges may exploit this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the Fusion application.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.broadcom.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-38811 since 06/20/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/17/2024).

Upgrading to version 13.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Fusion 13.6

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06/20/2024 🔍
09/03/2024 +75 days 🔍
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09/17/2024 +14 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: support.broadcom.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-38811 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-38811
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-276375
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413

Entryinfo

Created: 09/03/2024 12:05
Updated: 09/17/2024 19:30
Changes: 09/03/2024 12:05 (66), 09/04/2024 12:33 (1), 09/17/2024 19:30 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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