CVE-2017-4911

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    CVE-2017-4911

    Published: 8 Jun 2017Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: VMware Workstation (12.x prior to 12.5.3) and Horizon View Client (4.x prior to 4.4.0) contain multiple out-of-bounds write vulnerabilities in JPEG2000 parser in the TPView.dll. On Workstation, this may allow a guest to execute code or perform a Denial of Service on the Windows OS that runs Workstation. In the case of a Horizon View Client, this may allow a View desktop to execute code or perform a Denial of Service on the Windows OS that runs the Horizon View Client. Exploitation is only possible if virtual printing has been enabled. This feature is not enabled by default on Workstation but it is enabled by default on Horizon View.

    References: http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038280, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038281, , http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97916, http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0008.html

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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