CVE-2017-4897

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-4897
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-05-31 14:29:00 UTC
Updated2017-07-17 13:18:00 UTC
DescriptionVMware Horizon DaaS before 7.0.0 contains a vulnerability that exists due to insufficient validation of data. An attacker may exploit this issue by tricking DaaS client users into connecting to a malicious server and sharing all their drives and devices. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires a victim to download a specially crafted RDP file through DaaS client by clicking on a malicious link.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-20

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Vmware Horizon Daas All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
VMware Horizon DaaS Input Validation Flaw Lets Remote Users Access Devices and Drives on the Target System - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
VMSA-2017-0002 CONFIRM www.vmware.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
VMware Horizon DaaS CVE-2017-4897 Security Bypass Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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