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VMware Workstation: Out-of-bounds read issue via Cortado ThinPrint (VMSA-2018-0003) (CVE-2017-4948)

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VMware Workstation: Out-of-bounds read issue via Cortado ThinPrint (VMSA-2018-0003) (CVE-2017-4948)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:C)
Published
01/05/2018
Created
07/25/2018
Added
01/08/2018
Modified
01/29/2018

Description

VMware Workstation (14.x before 14.1.0 and 12.x) and Horizon View Client (4.x before 4.7.0) contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in TPView.dll. On Workstation, this issue in conjunction with other bugs may allow a guest to leak information from host or may allow for a Denial of Service on the Windows OS that runs Workstation. In the case of a Horizon View Client, this issue in conjunction with other bugs may allow a View desktop to leak information from host or may allow for 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(s)

  • vmware-workstation-upgrade-14_1_0

References

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