CVE-2017-4897 Other in Horizon DaaS
Attackers can trick users into connecting to malicious servers via crafted RDP files, exposing shared drives and devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-4897?
CVE-2017-4897 is a medium-severity vulnerability in VMware Horizon DaaS, published on 31 May 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
VMware Horizon DaaS before 7.0.0 contains a vulnerability that exists due to insufficient validation of data. An attacker may exploit this issue by tricking DaaS client users into connecting to a malicious server and sharing all their drives and devices. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires a victim to download a specially crafted RDP file through DaaS client by clicking on a malicious link.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-4897?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Vmware Horizon Daas.
How do I fix CVE-2017-4897?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-4897 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-4897 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-4897 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in VMware Horizon DaaS
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fr8r-767m-j4wp.