Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 25, 2020· Updated Aug 4, 2024
CVE-2020-17395
CVE-2020-17395
Description
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 high-privileged code on the target guest system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the prl_naptd process. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in an integer underflow before writing to memory. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute code in the context of the hypervisor. Was ZDI-CAN-11134.
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Affected products
2- Range: = 15.1.4
- Parallels/Desktopv5Range: 15.1.4
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- kb.parallels.com/en/125013mitrex_refsource_MISC
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1013/mitrex_refsource_MISC
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