HOW TO FIX CVE-2021-22045- HEAP OVERFLOW VULNERABILITY IN VMWARE PRODUCTS?

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Since the flaw has gained a score of 7.7, which is rated High in CVSS 3.1, it is important to fix the issue on all the affected VMWare products. In this post, let’s see how to fix CVE-2021-22045- Heap Overflow Vulnerability in VMWare Products.

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1. What Is VMWare?
2. Summary Of CVE-2021-22045- Heap Overflow Vulnerability In VMWare Products:
3. VMware Products Affected With CVE-2021-22045- Heap Overflow Vulnerability:
4. How To Fix CVE-2021-22045- Heap Overflow Vulnerability In VMWare Products?
4.1. Fix CVE-2021-22045 In VMWare
4.2. Workaround For CVE-2021-22045:
4.3. Disable All CD-ROM/DVD From The vSphere:
4.4. Remove Unnecessary Hardware Devices From VMware Workstation:
4.5. Devices Considered To Remove From Workstation VMs:
4.6. Remove Unnecessary Hardware Devices From VMware Fusion:
4.7. Devices Considered To Remove From VM Fusion VMs:

Table of Contents :

Disable All CD-ROM/DVD From The vSphere:

Get-VM | Get-CDDrive | Where {$_.extensiondata.connectable.connected -eq $true} | Set-CDDrive -NoMedia -confirm:$false

Get-VM | Get-CDDrive | Where {$_.extensiondata.connectable.connected -eq $true} | Select Parent

Devices Considered To Remove From Workstation VMs:

* Virtual hard disks
* CD-ROM and DVD drives
* Floppy drives
* Virtual network adapters
* USB controllers
* Sound cards
* Camera
* Printers
* Generic SCSI devices

Devices Considered To Remove From VM Fusion VMs:

* Network Adapters
* Hard Disk
* Camera
* CD/DVD
* Sound Card
* USB and Bluetooth
* Serial ports
* Parallel ports
* Printer
* Floppy Drive
* Trusted Platform Module device

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