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CVE-2017-4901 Details

Description

The drag-and-drop (DnD) function in VMware Workstation 12.x before version 12.5.4 and Fusion 8.x before version 8.5.5 has an out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability. This may allow a guest to execute code on the operating system that runs Workstation or Fusion.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.9 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0005.html CVEVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96881 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038025 CVE
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0005.html [email protected]Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96881 [email protected]Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
vmware fusion
8.0.0
8.0.1
8.0.2
8.1.0
8.1.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
vmware workstation
12.0
12.0.1
12.1
12.1.1
12.5

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-4901
NVD Published Date:
Jun 8, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]