CVE-2017-4939
N/A
Published: November 17, 2017 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:19 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWorkstation
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
VMware Workstation (12.x before 12.5.8) installer contains a DLL hijacking issue that exists due to some DLL files loaded by the application improperly. This issue may allow an attacker to load a DLL file of the attacker's choosing that could execute arbitrary code.
Affected
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101890x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0018.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-426
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