VMware Workstation and Fusion Buffer Overflows in Processing VNC Packets Let Remote Authenticated Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1040025 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1040025
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2017-4933, CVE-2017-4941
(Links to External Site)
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Updated: Dec 19 2017
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Original Entry Date: Dec 19 2017
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Impact:
Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): Workstation 12.x, Fusion 8.x
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Description:
Two vulnerabilities were reported in VMware Workstation and Fusion. A remote authenticated user can execute arbitrary code on the target system.
A remote authenticated user can send specially crafted VNC packets to trigger a stack overflow and execute arbitrary code within the target virtual machine [CVE-2017-4941].
A remote authenticated user can send specially crafted VNC packets to trigger a heap overflow and execute arbitrary code within the target virtual machine [CVE-2017-4933].
Lilith Wyatt of Cisco Talos and another member of Cisco Talos reported these vulnerabilities.
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Impact:
A remote authenticated user can execute arbitrary code on the target system.
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Solution:
VMware has issued a fix (Workstation 12.5.8, Fusion 8.5.9).
The VMware advisory is available at:
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0021.html
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Vendor URL: www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0021.html (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Boundary error
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Message History:
None.
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