CVE-2017-4936

HIGH

VMware Workstation <12.5.8 - Memory Corruption

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0018.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039836
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101892
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039835

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0006
EPSS Percentile 17.3%
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 (22)
VMware/Horizon View Client for Windows 4.x before 4.6.1
vmware/horizon_view 4.0.0
vmware/horizon_view 4.0.1
vmware/horizon_view 4.1
vmware/horizon_view 4.2
vmware/horizon_view 4.3
vmware/horizon_view 4.4
vmware/horizon_view 4.5
vmware/horizon_view 4.6
vmware/workstation 12.0.0
... and 12 more
Published Nov 17, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026