8.8
HIGH
CVE-2017-4933
VMware ESXi and Fusion Remote VNC Heap Overflow
Description

VMware ESXi (6.5 before ESXi650-201710401-BG), Workstation (12.x before 12.5.8), and Fusion (8.x before 8.5.9) contain a vulnerability that could allow an authenticated VNC session to cause a heap overflow via a specific set of VNC packets resulting in heap corruption. Successful exploitation of this issue could result in remote code execution in a virtual machine via the authenticated VNC session. Note: In order for exploitation to be possible in ESXi, VNC must be manually enabled in a virtual machine's .vmx configuration file. In addition, ESXi must be configured to allow VNC traffic through the built-in firewall.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 20, 2017, 3:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 3, 2022, 7:44 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-4933 has a 3 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-2017-4933 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 esxi
3 Vmware fusion
4 Vmware workstation_pro
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-2017-4933.

URL Resource
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040024 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040025 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0021.html Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory

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Updated: 1 year, 10 months ago
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Born at : Jan. 11, 2023, 1:21 p.m. This repo has been linked 1042 different CVEs too.

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Updated: 3 months ago
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Born at : May 25, 2020, 7:51 a.m. This repo has been linked 1027 different CVEs too.

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Born at : Feb. 2, 2017, 6:43 a.m. This repo has been linked 1042 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-4933 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-4933 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
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 03, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-119
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
    Changed 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:8.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *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:fusion:8.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:10.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:14.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.0.0 up to (excluding) 12.5.8 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:14.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201701001:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201703001:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201703002:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201704001:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707101:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707102:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707103:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707201:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707202:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707203:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707204:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707205:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707206:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707207:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707208:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707209:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707210:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707211:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707212:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707213:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707214:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707215:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707216:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707217:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707218:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707219:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707220:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707221:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201710001:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.0.0 up to (excluding) 8.5.9 OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 11, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0021.html No Types Assigned https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0021.html Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040024 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040024 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040025 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040025 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:8.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *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:fusion:8.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:10.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:14.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 27, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040025 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040024 [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-2017-4933 is associated with the following CWEs:

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-2017-4933 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

15.04 }} -2.06%

score

0.95629

percentile

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