Advisory Details

June 30th, 2020

VMware Workstation SVGA3D Command Heap Overflow Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2020-3969
CVSS SCORE	8.8, AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS	VMware
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Workstation
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of VMware Workstation. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target guest system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the implementation of SVGA3D commands. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the hypervisor.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	VMware has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0015.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2020-04-21 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2020-06-30 - Coordinated public release of advisory 2021-06-29 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT	Corentin Bayet (@OnlyTheDuck) and Bruno Pujos (@BrunoPujos) from Synacktiv (@Synacktiv)

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