CVE-2017-4901

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-4901
StatePUBLISHED
Assignervmware
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-06-08 13:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionThe drag-and-drop (DnD) function in VMware Workstation 12.x before version 12.5.4 and Fusion 8.x before version 8.5.5 has an out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability. This may allow a guest to execute code on the operating system that runs Workstation or Fusion.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 9.9 CRITICAL from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-119 | Remote code execution

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary9.9CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary7.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Vmware Fusion 8.0.0 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 8.0.1 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 8.0.2 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 8.1.0 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 8.1.1 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 8.5.0 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 8.5.1 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 8.5.2 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 8.5.3 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 8.5.4 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation 12.0 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation 12.0.1 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation 12.1 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation 12.1.1 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation 12.5 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation 12.5.1 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation 12.5.2 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation 12.5.3 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA VMware Workstation Pro/Player affected 12.x prior to 12.5.4 Not specified
CNA VMware Fusion Pro / Fusion affected 8.x prior to 8.5.5. Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
VMSA-2017-0005 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com Vendor Advisory
Multiple VMware Products CVE-2017-4901 Memory Corruption Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
VMware Workstation and Fusion Memory Access Error in Drag and Drop Function Lets Local Users on a Guest System Gain Elevated Privileges on the Host System - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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