VMware Workstation Pro/Workstation Player up to 12.5.2 SVGA Driver out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in VMware Workstation Pro and Workstation Player up to 12.5.2. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component SVGA Driver. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-4899. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in VMware Workstation Pro and Workstation Player up to 12.5.2 (Virtualization Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component SVGA Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect availability.

The bug was discovered 03/09/2017. The weakness was shared 03/09/2017 by Marco Grassi with Tencent as VMSA-2017-0003 as confirmed security advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vmware.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-4899 since 12/26/2016. Attacking locally is a requirement. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 97834 (VMware Workstation 12.x < 12.5.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2017-0003)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370362 (VMware Workstation Multiple Vulnerabilities.(VMSA-2017-0003)).

Upgrading to version 12.5.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (97834), SecurityFocus (BID 96771†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1037979†). The entries VDB-97818 and VDB-97820 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 97834
Nessus Name: VMware Workstation 12.x < 12.5.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2017-0003)
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OpenVAS ID: 801912
OpenVAS Name: VMware Workstation VMSA-2017-0008.2 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Workstation Pro/Workstation Player 12.5.3

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: VMSA-2017-0003
Researcher: Marco Grassi
Organization: Tencent
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-4899 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-4899
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-97819
SecurityFocus: 96771 - Multiple VMware Workstation Products CVE-2017-4899 Out of Bound Read Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-4899 - VMware - Workstation - Out-of-Bounds Read Issue
SecurityTracker: 1037979

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2017 17:19
Updated: 08/18/2020 16:51
Changes: 03/10/2017 17:19 (80), 08/18/2020 16:51 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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