VMware Workstation: VMware Workstation, Fusion and Horizon View Client updates address heap buffer-overflow vulnerability (VMSA-2017-0018) (CVE-2017-4934)
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(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
11/17/2017
07/25/2018
11/20/2017
11/27/2024
Description
VMware Workstation (12.x before 12.5.8) and Fusion (8.x before 8.5.9) contain a heap buffer-overflow vulnerability in VMNAT device. This issue may allow a guest to execute code on the host.
Solution(s)
- vmware-workstation-upgrade-12_5_8
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