High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 17, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-4936
CVE-2017-4936
Description
VMware Workstation (12.x before 12.5.8) and Horizon View Client for Windows (4.x before 4.6.1) contain an out-of-bounds read 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.
Affected products
22cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_view:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*+ 7 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_view:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_view:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_view:4.1:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_view:4.2:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_view:4.3:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_view:4.4:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_view:4.5:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_view:4.6:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 12 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 12.x before 12.5.8
- VMware/Horizon View Client for Windowsv5Range: 4.x before 4.6.1
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
4- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0018.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/101892nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039835nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039836nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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