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CVE-2017-4901
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…
Critical9.9EPSS 19.9%
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- vmware
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical9.9 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 19.9% · top 2.6% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.9.
Weakness
- Remote code execution
- CWE-119 (opens in a new tab)Other CVEs with CWE-119
Affected products
VMware · Workstation Pro/Player
- affected 12.x prior to 12.5.4
VMware · Fusion Pro / Fusion
- affected 8.x prior to 8.5.5.
References (3)
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0005.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1038025 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 96881 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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