CVE-2017-4937
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. 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.
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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
- Range: 4.x before 4.6.1
Patches
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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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