ghsa-8624-7rmq-755f
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-11-29 21:30
Modified
2025-10-29 15:31
Severity ?
6.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details

VMware Tools for Windows (12.x.y prior to 12.1.5, 11.x.y and 10.x.y) contains a denial-of-service vulnerability in the VM3DMP driver. A malicious actor with local user privileges in the Windows guest OS, where VMware Tools is installed, can trigger a PANIC in the VM3DMP driver leading to a denial-of-service condition in the Windows guest OS.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2021-31693"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-79"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2022-11-29T21:15:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "VMware Tools for Windows (12.x.y prior to 12.1.5, 11.x.y and 10.x.y) contains a denial-of-service vulnerability in the VM3DMP driver. A malicious actor with local user privileges in the Windows guest OS, where VMware Tools is installed, can trigger a PANIC in the VM3DMP driver leading to a denial-of-service condition in the Windows guest OS.",
  "id": "GHSA-8624-7rmq-755f",
  "modified": "2025-10-29T15:31:49Z",
  "published": "2022-11-29T21:30:24Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-31693"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162227/WordPress-Photo-Gallery-1.5.69-Cross-Site-Scripting.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221223-0009"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0029.html"
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
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}


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