CVE-2017-4941
VMware ESXi (6.0 before ESXi600-201711101-SG, 5.5 ESXi550-201709101-SG), Workstation (12.x before 12.5.8), and Fusion (8.x before 8.5.9) contain a vulnerabilit…
Impact
VMware ESXi (6.0 before ESXi600-201711101-SG, 5.5 ESXi550-201709101-SG), Workstation (12.x before 12.5.8), and Fusion (8.x before 8.5.9) contain a vulnerability that could allow an authenticated VNC session to cause a stack overflow via a specific set of VNC packets. Successful exploitation of this issue could result in remote code execution in a virtual machine via the authenticated VNC session. Note: In order for exploitation to be possible in ESXi, VNC must be manually enabled in a virtual machine's .vmx configuration file. In addition, ESXi must be configured to allow VNC traffic through the built-in firewall.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Vmware | Fusion | from 8.0.0 before 8.5.9 |
| Vmware | Workstation | from 12.0.0 before 12.5.8 |
| Vmware | Esxi | Versions 5.5, 6.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040024
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040025
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0021.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040024
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040025
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0021.html