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.
References
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https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0021.html | Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory |
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040025 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040024 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
Configurations
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Information
Published : 2017-12-20 07:29
Updated : 2022-02-03 11:47
NVD link : CVE-2017-4941
Mitre link : CVE-2017-4941
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CWE
CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Products Affected
apple
- mac_os_x
vmware
- workstation
- esxi
- fusion