CVE-2017-4949

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    CVE-2017-4949

    Published: 11 Jan 2018Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: VMware Workstation and Fusion contain a use-after-free vulnerability in VMware NAT service when IPv6 mode is enabled. This issue may allow a guest to execute code on the host. Note: IPv6 mode for VMNAT is not enabled by default.

    References: , http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102489, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040161, https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0005.html

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    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