CVE-2017-4911

high VMware
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.1%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 80% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Published: June 8, 2017 (3262 days ago)
Last Modified: May 13, 2026
Vendor: VMware
Source: NVD

Description

VMware Workstation (12.x prior to 12.5.3) and Horizon View Client (4.x prior to 4.4.0) contain multiple out-of-bounds write vulnerabilities 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.

CWE

CWE-787

Affected Products

vmware horizon viewvmware workstation

References

🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.securitytracker.com 🔗 www.securitytracker.com 🔗 www.vmware.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com