CVE-2020-17396

Published at:
2020-08-25T21:15:13.583

Global infos:

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Parallels Desktop 15.1.4. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the prl_hypervisor module. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in an integer overflow before allocating a buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute code in the context of the kernel. Was ZDI-CAN-11217.

CVE Status: Modified

References:

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  • Metrics:

    AttributeValue
    Attack ComplexityLOW
    Attack VectorLOCAL
    Availability ImpactHIGH
    Base Score8.8
    Base SeverityHIGH
    Confidentiality ImpactHIGH
    Integrity ImpactHIGH
    Privileges RequiredLOW
    ScopeCHANGED
    User InteractionNONE
    Vector StringCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Exploitability Score2
    Impact Score6
    Source[email protected]
    TypePrimary

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