Vmware Escape Mouse -

This is a more recent mouse-related escape (2020). Paper/Source: VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2020-0023 Summary: A memory corruption issue in the VMware mouse service on the host side, triggered by malicious input from the guest.

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Niklas Baumstark (2017) Format: Technical blog + exploit walkthrough Useful for: Detailed explanation of the vulnerability timeline, patch analysis, and how the mouse pointer state is mishandled. This is a more recent mouse-related escape (2020)

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