CVE-2017-4901

9.9

CRITICAL

VMware Workstation Drag-and-Drop OOB Memory Access Vulnerability

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.

INFO

Published Date :

June 8, 2017, 1:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 12, 2017, 1:29 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.0

Exploitability Score :

3.1 Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-4901 has a 26 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-4901 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID	Vendor	Product	Action
1	Vmware	workstation
2	Vmware	fusion

: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 2

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-4901.

URL	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96881	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038025
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0005.html	Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

twensoo/PersistentThreat

RedTeam link

Updated: 5 months ago

1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher

Born at : Nov. 7, 2023, 2:12 p.m. This repo has been linked 34 different CVEs too.

0x1BE/OSEE-Prep

None

Updated: 1 week ago

4 stars 0 fork 0 watcher

Born at : Sept. 1, 2023, 12:37 a.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

lnick2023/nicenice

None

Updated: 1 year, 8 months ago

0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher

Born at : Jan. 11, 2023, 1:21 p.m. This repo has been linked 1042 different CVEs too.

nobiusmallyu/kehai

None

Updated: 2 years, 5 months ago

0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher

Born at : April 18, 2022, 2:42 p.m. This repo has been linked 34 different CVEs too.

PwnAwan/Vmware-Exploitation

None

Updated: 1 year, 6 months ago

2 stars 0 fork 0 watcher

Born at : Feb. 16, 2022, 1:47 a.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.

svbjdbk123/-

None

Python

Updated: 2 years, 7 months ago

0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher

Born at : Feb. 3, 2022, 5:46 p.m. This repo has been linked 36 different CVEs too.

dk47os3r/hongduiziliao

红队渗透测试|攻防|学习|工具|分析|研究资料汇总

Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

213 stars 56 fork 56 watcher

Born at : Aug. 30, 2021, 7:18 a.m. This repo has been linked 34 different CVEs too.

1o24er/RedTeam

None

Updated: 9 months, 3 weeks ago

1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher

Born at : May 10, 2021, 6:27 a.m. This repo has been linked 34 different CVEs too.

Ondrik8/RED-Team

None

Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago

107 stars 23 fork 23 watcher

Born at : April 5, 2021, 9:58 p.m. This repo has been linked 34 different CVEs too.

yut0u/RedTeam-BlackBox

转于互联网作备份（更新ing），侵删👣

Updated: 3 years, 5 months ago

0 stars 7 fork 7 watcher

Born at : April 3, 2021, 2:50 a.m. This repo has been linked 34 different CVEs too.

Al1ex/Red-Team

Red-Team Attack Guid

red-team

Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago

248 stars 64 fork 64 watcher

Born at : Oct. 21, 2020, 8:19 a.m. This repo has been linked 34 different CVEs too.

xiaoZ-hc/redtool

日常积累的一些红队工具及自己写的脚本，更偏向于一些diy的好用的工具，并不是一些比较常用的msf/awvs/xray这种

Python Shell HTML JavaScript

Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago

1344 stars 267 fork 267 watcher

Born at : Aug. 25, 2020, 4:26 a.m. This repo has been linked 34 different CVEs too.

hasee2018/Safety-net-information

None

Updated: 3 years, 9 months ago

1 stars 2 fork 2 watcher

Born at : Aug. 22, 2020, 7:40 a.m. This repo has been linked 34 different CVEs too.

Neo01010/frida-all-in-one

None

JavaScript HTML

Updated: 4 years, 3 months ago

0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher

Born at : June 1, 2020, 9:50 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

xbl3/awesome-cve-poc_qazbnm456

None

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

13 stars 4 fork 4 watcher

Born at : May 25, 2020, 7:51 a.m. This repo has been linked 1027 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-4901 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-4901 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

CVE Modified by [email protected]

May. 14, 2024

Action Type Old Value New Value
CVE Modified by [email protected]

Jul. 12, 2017

Action Type Old Value New Value

Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038025 [No Types Assigned]

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	Reference		http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038025 [No Types Assigned]

Initial Analysis by [email protected]

Jun. 12, 2017

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CVSS V2		(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Added	CVSS V3		AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Changed	Reference Type	https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0005.html No Types Assigned	https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0005.html Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96881 No Types Assigned	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96881 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Added	CWE		CWE-119
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.0.0::::::: cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.0.1::::::: cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.0.2::::::: cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.1.0::::::: cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.1.1::::::: cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.0::::::: cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.1::::::: cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.2::::::: cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.3::::::: cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.4::::::: cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.0::::::: cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.0.1::::::: cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.1::::::: cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.1.1::::::: cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.5::::::: cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.5.1::::::: cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.5.2::::::: cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.5.3:::::::

CVE Modified by [email protected]

Jun. 10, 2017

Action Type Old Value New Value

Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96881 [No Types Assigned]

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	Reference		http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96881 [No Types Assigned]

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.

CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-4901 is associated with the following CWEs:

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-4901 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation

CVE-2017-4901

VMware Workstation Drag-and-Drop OOB Memory Access Vulnerability

Description

INFO

June 8, 2017, 1:29 p.m.

July 12, 2017, 1:29 a.m.

Yes !

6.0

3.1

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

Affected Products

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

CVE Modified by [email protected]

CVE Modified by [email protected]

Initial Analysis by [email protected]

CVE Modified by [email protected]

CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

0.40 }} -0.03%

0.69760

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System

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