PT-2017-2232 · Vmware · Vmware Workstation+1

Published 2017-06-08 · Updated 2017-07-12 · CVE-2017-4901

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.9

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/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 12.5.3 VMware Fusion versions 8.x through 8.5.4

Description The issue is related to an out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability in the drag-and-drop function of VMware Workstation and Fusion. This vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the operating system that runs the affected software.

Recommendations For VMware Workstation versions 12.x through 12.5.3, update to version 12.5.4 or later. For VMware Fusion versions 8.x through 8.5.4, update to version 8.5.5 or later.

Exploit

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-01426

CVE-2017-4901

Affected Products

Vmware Fusion

Vmware Workstation

References · 9

• 🔥 https://github.com/unamer/vmware_escape · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/47714 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-4901 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-01426 · Security Note
• https://vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0005.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-4901 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1038025 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/96881 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-4901 · Note