CVE-2017-4907

Summary

CVECVE-2017-4907
StatePUBLISHED
Assignervmware
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-06-08 13:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionVMware Unified Access Gateway (2.5.x, 2.7.x, 2.8.x prior to 2.8.1) and Horizon View (7.x prior to 7.1.0, 6.x prior to 6.2.4) contain a heap buffer-overflow vulnerability which may allow a remote attacker to execute code on the security gateway.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-119 | Heap buffer-overflow vulnerability


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/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
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/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 Horizon View 6.0 All All All
Application Vmware Horizon View 6.0.2 All All All
Application Vmware Horizon View 6.1 All All All
Application Vmware Horizon View 6.1.1 All All All
Application Vmware Horizon View 6.2 All All All
Application Vmware Horizon View 6.2.1 All All All
Application Vmware Horizon View 6.2.2 All All All
Application Vmware Horizon View 6.2.3 All All All
Application Vmware Horizon View 6.2.4 All All All
Application Vmware Horizon View 7.0 All All All
Application Vmware Unified Access Gateway 2.5 All All All
Application Vmware Unified Access Gateway 2.5.1 All All All
Application Vmware Unified Access Gateway 2.7 All All All
Application Vmware Unified Access Gateway 2.7.2 All All All
Application Vmware Unified Access Gateway 2.8 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA VMware Unified Access Gateway affected 2.5.x Not specified
CNA VMware Unified Access Gateway affected 2.7.x Not specified
CNA VMware Unified Access Gateway affected 2.8.x prior to 2.8.1 Not specified
CNA VMware Horizon View affected 7.x prior to 7.1.0 Not specified
CNA VMware Horizon View affected 6.x prior to 6.2.4 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
VMSA-2017-0008.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com Vendor Advisory
VMware Horizon View Buffer Overflows Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Guest Users Deny Service and Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
VMware Unified Access Gateway and Horizon View Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 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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