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VMware Workstation: Bounds Check bypass (VMSA-2018-0002) (CVE-2017-5753)

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VMware Workstation: Bounds Check bypass (VMSA-2018-0002) (CVE-2017-5753)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
01/04/2018
Created
07/25/2018
Added
01/04/2018
Modified
11/27/2024

Description

Systems with microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and branch prediction may allow unauthorized disclosure of information to an attacker with local user access via a side-channel analysis.

Solution(s)

  • vmware-workstation-upgrade-12_5_8

References

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