Heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the specific set of VNC packets in VMware Workstation and VMware Player - CVE-2017-4933| ID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:43299 | Date: (C)2017-12-21 (M)2022-02-04 |
| Class: VULNERABILITY | Family: windows |
The host is installed with the VMware Workstation 12.x before 12.5.8 or VMware Player 12.x before 12.5.8 and is prone to a heap buffer overflow vulnerability. A flaw is present in the application, which fails to properly handle VNC packets processing. Successful exploitation could result in remote code execution in a virtual machine via the authenticated VNC session.
| Platform: |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2022 |
| Microsoft Windows 11 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2019 |
| Microsoft Windows 10 |
| Microsoft Windows 7 |
| Microsoft Windows 8 |
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 |
| Microsoft Windows Vista |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
| Product: |
| VMware Player |
| VMware Workstation |
