PT-2017-16218
CVE-2017-4936
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Published
2017-11-17
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Updated
2017-12-04
Description by
CVSS 3.1
7.8
HighMetricsAV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
VMware Workstation versions 12.x through 12.5.7
Horizon View Client for Windows versions 4.x through 4.6.0
Description
The issue is related to an out-of-bounds read in the JPEG2000 parser within the TPView.dll. This could potentially allow a guest to execute code or cause a Denial of Service on the Windows OS running Workstation, or enable a View desktop to execute code or cause a Denial of Service on the Windows OS running the Horizon View Client.
Recommendations
For VMware Workstation versions 12.x through 12.5.7, update to version 12.5.8 or later.
For Horizon View Client for Windows versions 4.x through 4.6.0, update to version 4.6.1 or later.
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