Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2017-4918 (CCN-127131)

Assigned:2016-12-26
Published:2017-06-08
Updated:2017-07-08
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.
CVSS v3 Severity:9.8 Critical (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
8.5 High (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
8.4 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
7.3 High (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:10.0 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
7.2 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-77
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2017-4918

Source: BID
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
98984

Source: CCN
Type: BID-98984
VMware Horizon View Client CVE-2017-4918 Command Injection Vulnerability

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1038642

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
vmware-cve20174918-command-exec(127131)

Source: CCN
Type: VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2017-0011
Horizon View Client update addresses a command injection vulnerability

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0011.html

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:vmware:horizon_view:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:horizon_view:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:horizon_view:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:horizon_view:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:horizon_view:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:horizon_view:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:horizon_view:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:horizon_view:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:horizon_view:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:horizon_view:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:horizon_view:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:horizon_view:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:horizon_view:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:horizon_view:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    vmware horizon view 2.0
    vmware horizon view 2.1
    vmware horizon view 2.2
    vmware horizon view 2.3
    vmware horizon view 3.0
    vmware horizon view 3.1
    vmware horizon view 3.2
    vmware horizon view 3.3
    vmware horizon view 4.0.0
    vmware horizon view 4.0.1
    vmware horizon view 4.1.0
    vmware horizon view 4.2.0
    vmware horizon view 4.3.0
    vmware horizon view 4.4.0