VMware Workstation (12.x before 12.5.8) and Horizon View Client for Windows (4.x before 4.6.1) contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability…

Description

VMware Workstation (12.x before 12.5.8) and Horizon View Client for Windows (4.x before 4.6.1) contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in JPEG2000 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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.39% · top 66% 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: High 7.8.

Weakness

• Out-of-bounds read vulnerability
• CWE-125 (opens in a new tab)Other CVEs with CWE-125

Affected products

• VMware · Workstation

  • affected 12.x before 12.5.8

• VMware · Horizon View Client for Windows

  • affected 4.x before 4.6.1

References (4)

• https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0018.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 1039836 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• 101892 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 1039835 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_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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Record last updated 17 Sept 2024, 00:26 UTC.