8.8high

CVE-2017-4934

VMware Workstation (12.x before 12.5.8) and Fusion (8.x before 8.5.9) contain a heap buffer-overflow vulnerability in VMNAT device.

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
8.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 38%
Public exploits
0
none known

Summary

VMware Workstation (12.x before 12.5.8) and Fusion (8.x before 8.5.9) contain a heap buffer-overflow vulnerability in VMNAT device. This issue may allow a guest to execute code on the host.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.44% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.08.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.07.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

  • VMware Workstation
  • VMware Fusion

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Technology feeds
VMware (RSS, critical only)

References

  • vmware.com /security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0018.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/101903 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1039835 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred

Sources

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