vulnerability
VMware Workstation: VMware Workstation, Fusion and Horizon View Client updates address a DLL hijacking issue (VMSA-2017-0018) (CVE-2017-4939)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | 11/17/2017 | 11/20/2017 | 04/25/2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
11/17/2017
Added
11/20/2017
Modified
04/25/2025
Description
Workstation installer contains a DLL hijacking issue that exists due to some DLL files loaded by the application improperly. This issue may allow an attacker to load a DLL file of the attacker's choosing that could execute arbitrary code.
Solution
vmware-workstation-upgrade-12_5_8
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