The drag-and-drop (DnD) function in VMware Workstation 12.x before version 12.5.4 and Fusion 8.x before version 8.5.5 has an out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability. This may allow a guest to execute code on the operating system that runs Workstation or Fusion.
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0005.html | vendor advisory |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038025 | vdb entry |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96881 | vdb entry third party advisory |