FKIE_CVE-2017-4939

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-11-17 21:29 - Updated: 2026-05-13 00:24
Severity
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
VMware Workstation (12.x before 12.5.8) installer contains a DLL hijacking issue that exists due to some DLL files loaded by the application improperly. This issue may allow an attacker to load a DLL file of the attacker's choosing that could execute arbitrary code.
References
security@vmware.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101890Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@vmware.comhttps://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0018.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101890Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0018.htmlVendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
vmware workstation 12.0.0
vmware workstation 12.0.1
vmware workstation 12.1.1
vmware workstation 12.5.0
vmware workstation 12.5.1
vmware workstation 12.5.2
vmware workstation 12.5.3
vmware workstation 12.5.4
vmware workstation 12.5.5
vmware workstation 12.5.6
vmware workstation 12.5.7
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