CVE-2017-4918

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor
Vmware
Status
Horizon View Client For Mac
Vendor
CVE Published:
8 June 2017

Summary

VMware Horizon View Client (2.x, 3.x and 4.x prior to 4.5.0) contains a command injection vulnerability in the service startup script. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow unprivileged users to escalate their privileges to root on the Mac OSX system where the client is installed.

Affected Version(s)

Horizon View Client for Mac 2.x

Horizon View Client for Mac 3.x

Horizon View Client for Mac 4.x prior to 4.5.0

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038642
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0011...
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98984
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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