CVE-2017-4901

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    CVE-2017-4901

    Published: 8 Jun 2017Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038025, , http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96881, https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0005.html

    Affected packages

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    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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