CVE-2017-4933
Description
VMware ESXi (6.5 before ESXi650-201710401-BG), 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 heap overflow via a specific set of VNC packets resulting in heap corruption. 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 machines .vmx configuration file. In addition, ESXi must be configured to allow VNC traffic through the built-in firewall.
Risk Information
Base Score
8.8
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
7.078
Associated Vulnerability
| Vulnerability | OS Platform |
|---|---|
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VMware Fusion for MAC 8.0.0 | Mac |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VMware Fusion for MAC 8.0.1 | Mac |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VMware Fusion for MAC 8.0.2 | Mac |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VMware Fusion for MAC 8.1.0 | Mac |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VMware Fusion for MAC 8.5.0 | Mac |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VMware Fusion for MAC 8.5.1 | Mac |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VMware Fusion for MAC 8.5.2 | Mac |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VMware Fusion for MAC 8.5.3 | Mac |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VMware Fusion for MAC 8.5.4 | Mac |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VMware Fusion for MAC 8.5.5 | Mac |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VMware Fusion for MAC 8.5.6 | Mac |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VMware Fusion for MAC 8.5.7 | Mac |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2017-4933,CVE-2017-4941,CVE-2018-6962,CVE-2018-6963 are affected in VMware Fusion for MAC 10.0 | Mac |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VMware Fusion for MAC 10.1.0 | Mac |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VMware Fusion for MAC 8.5.8 | Mac |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2017-4933,CVE-2017-4941 are affected in VMware Fusion for MAC 10.0 | Mac |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VMware Fusion for MAC 10.0 | Mac |
Patch Details
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| Patch ID | Patch Description |
|---|---|
| PATCH-605160 | VMware Fusion for MAC 13.0.2 (Deployment-Only) |
| PATCH-605160 | VMware Fusion for MAC 13.0.2 (Deployment-Only) |
| PATCH-605160 | VMware Fusion for MAC 13.0.2 (Deployment-Only) |
| PATCH-605160 | VMware Fusion for MAC 13.0.2 (Deployment-Only) |
| PATCH-605160 | VMware Fusion for MAC 13.0.2 (Deployment-Only) |
| PATCH-605160 | VMware Fusion for MAC 13.0.2 (Deployment-Only) |
| PATCH-605160 | VMware Fusion for MAC 13.0.2 (Deployment-Only) |
| PATCH-605160 | VMware Fusion for MAC 13.0.2 (Deployment-Only) |
| PATCH-605160 | VMware Fusion for MAC 13.0.2 (Deployment-Only) |
| PATCH-605160 | VMware Fusion for MAC 13.0.2 (Deployment-Only) |
| PATCH-605160 | VMware Fusion for MAC 13.0.2 (Deployment-Only) |
| PATCH-605160 | VMware Fusion for MAC 13.0.2 (Deployment-Only) |
| PATCH-605160 | VMware Fusion for MAC 13.0.2 (Deployment-Only) |
| PATCH-605160 | VMware Fusion for MAC 13.0.2 (Deployment-Only) |
| PATCH-605160 | VMware Fusion for MAC 13.0.2 (Deployment-Only) |
| PATCH-605160 | VMware Fusion for MAC 13.0.2 (Deployment-Only) |
| PATCH-605160 | VMware Fusion for MAC 13.0.2 (Deployment-Only) |
References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234