CVE-2017-4910

HIGH

VMware Workstation <12.5.3 - Memory Corruption

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

VMware Workstation (12.x prior to 12.5.3) and Horizon View Client (4.x prior to 4.4.0) contain multiple out-of-bounds read vulnerabilities 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.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038281
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97913
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038280

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0007
EPSS Percentile 20.3%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-125
Status published
Products (13)
VMware/Horizon View Client for Windows 4.x prior to 4.4.0
vmware/horizon_view 4.0
vmware/horizon_view 4.1
vmware/horizon_view 4.2
vmware/horizon_view 4.3
vmware/workstation 12.0
vmware/workstation 12.0.1
vmware/workstation 12.1
vmware/workstation 12.1.1
vmware/workstation 12.5
... and 3 more
Published Jun 08, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026