CVE-2017-4950 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2017-4950

VMware Workstation and Fusion contain an integer overflow vulnerability in...

Vulnerability Description

VMware Workstation and Fusion contain an integer overflow vulnerability in VMware NAT service when IPv6 mode is enabled. This issue may lead to an out-of-bound read which can then be used to execute code on the host in conjunction with other issues. Note: IPv6 mode for VMNAT is not enabled by default.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Workstation Pro / Player, Fusion
Vulnerable Versions:
14.x before 14.1.1, 12.x before 12.5.9, 10.x before 10.1.1, 8.x before 8.5.10

Timeline

Official Publish: January 11th, 2018
Last Modified: September 17th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.