VMware ESXi (6.5 before ESXi650-201710401-BG), Workstation (12.x before 12.5.8), and Fusion (8.x before 8.5.9) contain a vulnerability that could allow an authenticated VNC session to cause a heap overflow via a specific set of VNC packets resulting in heap corruption. Successful exploitation of this issue could result in remote code execution in a virtual machine via the authenticated VNC session. Note: In order for exploitation to be possible in ESXi, VNC must be manually enabled in a virtual machine's .vmx configuration file. In addition, ESXi must be configured to allow VNC traffic through the built-in firewall.
References
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040024 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040025 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0021.html | Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
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History
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Information
Published : 2017-12-20 15:29
Updated : 2024-02-28 16:04
NVD link : CVE-2017-4933
Mitre link : CVE-2017-4933
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-4933
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Products Affected
vmware
- workstation_pro
- esxi
- fusion
apple
- mac_os_x
CWE
CWE-787
Out-of-bounds Write