CVE-2017-4939
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2017-4939 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2017-11-17 21:29:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2017-12-03 17:38:00 UTC |
| Description | VMware Workstation (12.x before 12.5.8) installer contains a DLL hijacking issue that exists due to some DLL files loaded by the application improperly. This issue may allow an attacker to load a DLL file of the attacker's choosing that could execute arbitrary code. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-426
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Vmware | Workstation | 12.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation | 12.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation | 12.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation | 12.5.0 | 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 | 12.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation | 12.5.0 | 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
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| VMSA-2017-0018.1 | CONFIRM | www.vmware.com | Vendor Advisory |
| VMware Workstation DLL Loading CVE-2017-4939 Local 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 |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.