CVE-2017-4901
N/A
Published: June 8, 2017 at 01:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:19 AM UTC
4 products affected across 1 vendorWorkstationFusionWorkstation Pro
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 20%
Description
The drag-and-drop (DnD) function in VMware Workstation 12.x before version 12.5.4 and Fusion 8.x before version 8.5.5 has an out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability. This may allow a guest to execute code on the operating system that runs Workstation or Fusion.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
8 ≤ v < 8.5.5
Affected range stops below 8.5.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
12 ≤ v < 12.5.4
Affected range stops below 12.5.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96881x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0005.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119
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