CVE-2017-4918 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2017-4918 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 08/06/2017 | CVE Updated: 05/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2017
Source: vmware | Vendor: VMware | Product: Horizon View Client for Mac
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2017-4918 Description

VMware Horizon View Client (2.x, 3.x and 4.x prior to 4.5.0) contains a command injection vulnerability in the service startup script. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow unprivileged users to escalate their privileges to root on the Mac OSX system where the client is installed.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

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CWE Name: Command injection vulnerability
Source: VMware

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).