PT-2018-8228 · Vmware · Vmware Fusion+1

Published 2018-01-11 · Updated 2018-02-13 · CVE-2017-4949

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.0

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: VMware Workstation and Fusion (affected versions not specified)

Description: The issue is related to a use-after-free vulnerability in the VMware NAT service when IPv6 mode is enabled, potentially allowing a guest to execute code on the host. It is noted that IPv6 mode for VMNAT is not enabled by default.

Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-4949

Affected Products

Vmware Fusion

Vmware Workstation

References · 5

• https://vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0005.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-4949 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-4949 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/102489 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1040161 · Note