Denial-of-service vulnerability in VMware Workstation and Player - VMSA-2020-0029ID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:67866 | Date: (C)2020-12-18 (M)2021-05-05 |
Class: PATCH | Family: windows |
The host is missing a low security update according to VMware advisory, VMSA-2020-0029. The update is required to fix a denial-of-service vulnerability. A flaw is present in the application, which fails to handle improper input validation in GuestInfo. Successful exploitation may allow an attacker with normal user privilege access to a virtual machine to crash the virtual machine's vmx process leading to a denial of service condition.
Platform: |
Microsoft Windows Server 2022 |
Microsoft Windows 11 |
Microsoft Windows 7 |
Microsoft Windows 8.1 |
Microsoft Windows 10 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 |
Product: |
VMware Player |
VMware Workstation |