CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-4934

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

VMware Workstation (12.x before 12.5.8) and Fusion (8.x before 8.5.9) contain a heap buffer-overflow vulnerability in the VMNAT device. This issue may allow a guest to execute code on the host.

Risk Assessment

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access to the host system, posing a significant security risk to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update VMware Workstation to version 12.5.8 or later and VMware Fusion to version 8.5.9 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

VMware Workstation (12.x before 12.5.8) and Fusion (8.x before 8.5.9) contain a heap buffer-overflow vulnerability in VMNAT device. This issue may allow a guest to execute code on the host.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS