CVE-2017-4939
high
CVSS v3
7.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.8
Description
VMware Workstation (12.x before 12.5.8) installer contains a DLL hijacking issue that exists due to some DLL files loaded by the application improperly. This issue may allow an attacker to load a DLL file of the attacker's choosing that could execute arbitrary code.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| vmware | workstation | 12.0.0 | |
| vmware | workstation | 12.0.1 | |
| vmware | workstation | 12.1.1 | |
| vmware | workstation | 12.5.0 | |
| vmware | workstation | 12.5.1 | |
| vmware | workstation | 12.5.2 | |
| vmware | workstation | 12.5.3 | |
| vmware | workstation | 12.5.4 | |
| vmware | workstation | 12.5.5 | |
| vmware | workstation | 12.5.6 | |
| vmware | workstation | 12.5.7 | |
References
CWEs
CWE-426
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.