Command Injection Vulnerability in VMware Horizon View Client for Mac OSX
CVE-2017-4918

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

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

What is CVE-2017-4918?

VMware Horizon View Client versions 2.x through 4.x prior to 4.5.0 are susceptible to a command injection vulnerability found within the service startup script. If exploited, this flaw allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges on Mac OSX systems where the client is installed, potentially granting unprivileged users unauthorized root access.

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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