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CVE-2017-4912

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CVE-2017-4912

Published: Jun 8, 2017

Modified: Aug 5, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

VMware Workstation (12.x prior to 12.5.3) and Horizon View Client (4.x prior to 4.4.0) contain multiple out-of-bounds read vulnerabilities in TrueType Font (TTF) parser in the TPView.dll. On Workstation, this may allow a guest to execute code or perform a Denial of Service on the Windows OS that runs Workstation. In the case of a Horizon View Client, this may allow a View desktop to execute code or perform a Denial of Service on the Windows OS that runs the Horizon View Client. Exploitation is only possible if virtual printing has been enabled. This feature is not enabled by default on Workstation but it is enabled by default on Horizon View.

VendorProductVersions

VMware

Workstation

affected
12.x prior to 12.5.3

VMware

Horizon View Client for Windows

affected
4.x prior to 4.4.0

References

1038281
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
97921
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
1038280
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK

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