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    CVE-2017-4901

    The drag-and-drop (DnD) function in VMware Workstation 12.x before version 12.5.4 and Fusion 8.x before version 8.5.5 has an out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability. This may allow a guest to execute code on the operating system that runs Workstation or Fusion.

    Published:Jun 8, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Jun 8, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.20903
    CVSS Score:9.9

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Fusion
    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Workstation

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47714

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