CVE-2017-4901

CriticalCVSS 9.9/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 9.9/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
VMware	Workstation Pro/Player	12.x prior to 12.5.4
VMware	Fusion Pro / Fusion	8.x prior to 8.5.5.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96881Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038025
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0005.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96881Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038025
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0005.htmlVendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jun 8, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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