Critical severity9.9NVD Advisory· Published Jun 8, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-4901
CVE-2017-4901
Description
The 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.
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Affected products
20cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 10 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 8.x prior to 8.5.5.
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 8 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 12.x prior to 12.5.4
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References
3- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96881nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0005.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038025nvd
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