CVE-2017-4937

High

Description

VMware Workstation (12.x before 12.5.8) and Horizon View Client for Windows (4.x before 4.6.1) contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in JPEG2000 parser in the TPView.dll. On Workstation, this may allow a guest to execute code or perform a Denial of Service on the Windows OS that runs Workstation. In the case of a Horizon View Client, this may allow a View desktop to execute code or perform a Denial of Service on the Windows OS that runs the Horizon View Client. Exploitation is only possible if virtual printing has been enabled. This feature is not enabled by default on Workstation but it is enabled by default on Horizon View Client.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductVmware Workstation
PublishedNov 17, 2017
First seenNov 17, 2017

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
vmware workstation12.0.0, 12.0.1, 12.1, 12.1.1, 12.5, 12.5.1, 12.5.2, 12.5.3, 12.5.4, 12.5.5, 12.5.6, 12.5.7—
vmware horizon_view4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6—

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