vulnerability

VMware Horizon Client: CVE-2017-4908 Multiple heap-based buffer overflow issues via Cortado ThinPrint (VMSA-2017-0008)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jun 8, 2017
Added
May 25, 2022
Modified
Mar 27, 2026

Description

VMware Workstation (12.x prior to 12.5.3) and Horizon View Client (4.x prior to 4.4.0) contain multiple heap buffer-overflow vulnerabilities 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. Exploitation is only possible if virtual printing has been enabled. This feature is not enabled by default on Workstation but it is enabled by default on Horizon View.

Solution

vmware-horizon-client-upgrade-4_4_0
Title
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