PT-2017-16194 · Microsoft+1 · Windows+2

Published 2017-06-08 · Updated 2017-07-11 · CVE-2017-4909

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions VMware Workstation versions 12.x prior to 12.5.3 Horizon View Client versions 4.x prior to 4.4.0

Description The issue is related to a heap buffer-overflow in the TrueType Font (TTF) parser within the TPView.dll. This could potentially allow a guest to execute code or cause a Denial of Service on the Windows OS running the affected software. The exploitation is contingent upon the virtual printing feature being enabled, which is not enabled by default in Workstation but is enabled by default in Horizon View Client.

Recommendations For VMware Workstation versions 12.x prior to 12.5.3, update to version 12.5.3 or later. For Horizon View Client versions 4.x prior to 4.4.0, update to version 4.4.0 or later. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the virtual printing feature to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

DoS

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-4909

Affected Products

Horizon View Client

Vmware Workstation

Windows

References · 6

• http://vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0008.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-4909 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-4909 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/97911 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1038281 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1038280 · Note