CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-4939

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The VMware Workstation (12.x before 12.5.8) installer contains a DLL hijacking issue due to improper loading of some DLL files by the application. This issue may allow an attacker to load a DLL file of their choosing, potentially executing arbitrary code.

Risk Assessment

The risk to the organization is the potential for an attacker to execute malicious code, which could lead to data loss or system compromise.

Recommendation

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

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

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