How severe is CVE-2017-4948?

This vulnerability has a severity rating of HIGH with a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2017-4948?

This is classified as CWE-125, which is a common weakness in software security.

CVE-2017-4948

HIGH Year: 2017

CVSS v3 Score

7.1

High

CVSS v2 Score

6.6

Medium

Weakness Type

CWE-125

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Vulnerability Description

VMware Workstation (14.x before 14.1.0 and 12.x) and Horizon View Client (4.x before 4.7.0) contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in TPView.dll. On Workstation, this issue in conjunction with other bugs may allow a guest to leak information from host or may allow for a Denial of Service on the Windows OS that runs Workstation. In the case of a Horizon View Client, this issue in conjunction with other bugs may allow a View desktop to leak information from host or may allow for a Denial of Service on the Windows OS that runs the Horizon View Client. Exploitation is only possible if virtual printing has been enabled. This feature is not enabled by default on Workstation but it is enabled by default on Horizon View.

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