CVE-2017-4950

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-4950
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-01-11 14:29:00 UTC
Updated2018-02-13 00:35:00 UTC
DescriptionVMware Workstation and Fusion contain an integer overflow vulnerability in VMware NAT service when IPv6 mode is enabled. This issue may lead to an out-of-bound read which can then be used to execute code on the host in conjunction with other issues. Note: IPv6 mode for VMNAT is not enabled by default.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-190

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Mac Os X - All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X - All All All
Application Vmware Fusion All All All All
Application Vmware Fusion All All All All
Application Vmware Workstation All All All All
Application Vmware Workstation All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
VMSA-2018-0005 CONFIRM www.vmware.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Multiple VMware Products CVE-2017-4950 Integer Overflow Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
VMware Workstation and Fusion Use-After-Free and Integer Overflow Lets Local Users on a Guest System Gain Elevated Privileges on the Host System - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.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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