CVE-2017-4935

Summary

CVECVE-2017-4935
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-11-17 14:29:00 UTC
Updated2017-12-03 17:36:00 UTC
DescriptionVMware Workstation (12.x before 12.5.8) and Horizon View Client for Windows (4.x before 4.6.1) contain an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in JPEG2000 parser in the TPView.dll. On Workstation, this may allow a guest to execute code or perform a Denial of Service on the Windows OS that runs Workstation. In the case of a Horizon View Client, this may allow a View desktop to execute code or perform 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 Client.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-787

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Vmware Horizon View 4.0.0 All All All
Application Vmware Horizon View 4.0.1 All All All
Application Vmware Horizon View 4.1 All All All
Application Vmware Horizon View 4.2 All All All
Application Vmware Horizon View 4.3 All All All
Application Vmware Horizon View 4.4 All All All
Application Vmware Horizon View 4.5 All All All
Application Vmware Horizon View 4.6 All All All
Application Vmware Horizon View 4.0.0 All All All
Application Vmware Horizon View 4.0.1 All All All
Application Vmware Horizon View 4.1 All All All
Application Vmware Horizon View 4.2 All All All
Application Vmware Horizon View 4.3 All All All
Application Vmware Horizon View 4.4 All All All
Application Vmware Horizon View 4.5 All All All
Application Vmware Horizon View 4.6 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation 12.0.0 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
Application Vmware Workstation 12.5.4 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation 12.5.5 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation 12.5.6 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation 12.5.7 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation 12.0.0 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
Application Vmware Workstation 12.5.4 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation 12.5.5 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation 12.5.6 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation 12.5.7 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
VMware Horizon View Client Let Local Users on the Guest System Cause Denial of Service Conditions or Execute Arbitrary Code on the Host System - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
VMSA-2017-0018.1 CONFIRM www.vmware.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
VMware Workstation and Fusion Multiple Flaws Let Local Users on the Guest System Cause Denial of Service Conditions or Execute Arbitrary Code on the Host System - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Multiple VMware Products Out of Bounds Write Local Arbitrary Code Execution 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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