vulnerability
VMSA-2022-0001: heap-overflow vulnerability (CVE-2021-22045)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jan 4, 2022 | Mar 11, 2022 | Oct 7, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jan 4, 2022
Added
Mar 11, 2022
Modified
Oct 7, 2025
Description
VMware ESXi (7.0, 6.7 before ESXi670-202111101-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-202110101-SG), VMware Workstation (16.2.0) and VMware Fusion (12.2.0) contains a heap-overflow vulnerability in CD-ROM device emulation. A malicious actor with access to a virtual machine with CD-ROM device emulation may be able to exploit this vulnerability in conjunction with other issues to execute code on the hypervisor from a virtual machine.
Solutions
vmware-esxi65-upgrade-18678235vmware-esxi67-upgrade-18828794vmware-esxi700-upgrade-19193900
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