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VMware Workstation: VMware Workstation, Fusion and Horizon View Client updates address multiple out-of-bounds read vulnerabilities (VMSA-2017-0018) (CVE-2017-4937)

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VMware Workstation: VMware Workstation, Fusion and Horizon View Client updates address multiple out-of-bounds read vulnerabilities (VMSA-2017-0018) (CVE-2017-4937)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
11/17/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
11/20/2017
Modified
11/27/2024

Description

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. 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 Client.

Solution(s)

  • vmware-workstation-upgrade-12_5_8

References

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