CVE-2017-4901 Memory corruption in Fusion Pro / Fusion
A guest VM can execute arbitrary code on the host OS via an out-of-bounds memory access in the drag-and-drop feature.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-4901?
CVE-2017-4901 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Vmware Fusion, published on 8 Jun 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The drag-and-drop (DnD) function in VMware Workstation 12.x before version 12.5.4 and Fusion 8.x before version 8.5.5 has an out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability. This may allow a guest to execute code on the operating system that runs Workstation or Fusion.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-4901?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Vmware Fusion, Vmware Workstation.
How do I fix CVE-2017-4901?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-4901 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2017-4901 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-4901 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-8xg8-8x73-gmmx.