vulnerability
VMware Workstation: VMware Workstation, Fusion and Horizon View Client updates address heap buffer-overflow vulnerability (VMSA-2017-0018) (CVE-2017-4934)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Nov 17, 2017 | Nov 20, 2017 | Mar 30, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Nov 17, 2017
Added
Nov 20, 2017
Modified
Mar 30, 2026
Description
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.
Solution
vmware-workstation-upgrade-12_5_8
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