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CVE-2017-4950 — VMware Workstation and Fusion contain an integer overflow vulnerability in VMwar

VMware Workstation and Fusion contain an integer overflow vulnerability in VMware NAT service when IPv6 mode is enabled. This issue may lead to an out-of-bound read which can then be used to execute code on the host in conjunction with other issues. Note: IPv6 mode for VMNAT is n

CVSS
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EPSS
0.05% (top 84.70%)
CWE
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Published
2018-01-11T14:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2024-09-17T02:47:03.609Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

VMware Workstation and Fusion contain an integer overflow vulnerability in VMware NAT service when IPv6 mode is enabled. This issue may lead to an out-of-bound read which can then be used to execute code on the host in conjunction with other issues. Note: IPv6 mode for VMNAT is not enabled by default.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
VMwareWorkstation Pro / Player14.x before 14.1.1, 12.x before 12.5.9
VMwareFusion10.x before 10.1.1, 8.x before 8.5.10

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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