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CVE-2017-4936

VMware Workstation (12.x before 12.5.8) and Horizon View Client for Windows (4.x before 4.6.1) contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability…

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 34%
Public exploits
0
none known

VMware Workstation (12.x before 12.5.8) and Horizon View Client for Windows (4.x before 4.6.1) contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in JPEG2000 parser in the TPView.dll. On Workstation, this may allow a guest to execute code or perform a Denial of Service on the Windows OS that runs Workstation. In the case of a Horizon View Client, this may allow a View desktop to execute code or perform a Denial of Service on the Windows OS that runs the Horizon View Client.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.39% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 34% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.06.9AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

  • VMware Workstation
  • VMware Horizon View Client for Windows

Classification

Weakness
Technology feeds
VMware (RSS, critical only)

References

  • vmware.com /security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0018.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1039836 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/101892 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1039835 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred

Sources

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