PT-2017-16219 · Microsoft+1 · Windows+2

Published 2017-11-17 · Updated 2017-12-04 · CVE-2017-4937

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 through 12.5.7 Horizon View Client for Windows versions 4.x through 4.6.0

Description The issue is related to an out-of-bounds read in the JPEG2000 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 through 12.5.7, update to version 12.5.8 or later. For Horizon View Client for Windows versions 4.x through 4.6.0, update to version 4.6.1 or later. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the virtual printing feature to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

DoS

Out of bounds Read

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-125

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-4937

Affected Products

Horizon Client For Windows

Vmware Workstation

Windows

References · 6

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-4937 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-4937 · Security Note
• https://vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0018.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1039835 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1039836 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/101892 · Note