VMware Horizon View 6.x < 6.2.4 / 7.x < 7.1.0 Unspecified Buffer Overflow RCE (VMSA-2017-0008)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 99708

Synopsis

A virtualization application installed on the remote Windows host is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability.

Description

The version of VMware Horizon View installed on the remote Windows host is 6.x prior to 6.2.4 or 7.x prior to 7.1.0. It is, therefore, affected by an unspecified heap buffer overflow condition that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade to VMware Horizon View version 6.2.4 / 7.1.0 or later.

See Also

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0008.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 99708

File Name: vmware_horizon_view_VMSA-2017-0008.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 4/27/2017

Updated: 11/13/2019

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-4907

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:vmware:horizon_view

Required KB Items: installed_sw/VMware Horizon View

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/18/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/18/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-4907

BID: 97914

IAVA: 2017-A-0128

VMSA: 2017-0008