CVE-2017-4936 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the JPEG2000 parser of TPView.dll, affecting VMware Workstation (12.x before 12.5.8) and Horizon View Client for Windows (4.x before 4.6.1). With a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), this flaw could allow a guest or View desktop to execute code or cause a Denial of Service on the underlying Windows operating system. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
12.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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