CVE-2017-4937 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2017-4937 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 17/11/2017 | CVE Updated: 16/09/2024 | CVE Year: 2017
Source: vmware | Vendor: VMware | Product: Workstation
Status : PUBLISHED

CVE-2017-4937 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.

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

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

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CWE Name: Out-of-bounds read vulnerability
Source: VMware

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).