vulnerability
VMware Fusion: Bounds Check bypass (VMSA-2018-0002) (CVE-2017-5753)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N) | Jan 4, 2018 | Jan 4, 2018 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
Jan 4, 2018
Added
Jan 4, 2018
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
Systems with microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and branch prediction may allow unauthorized disclosure of information to an attacker with local user access via a side-channel analysis.
Solution
vmware-fusion-upgrade-8_5_9
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