VMware Workstation Multiple Security Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2017-0008, VMSA-2017-0015) - Linux
🗓️ 29 May 2017 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2017 Greenbone AGType
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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
CPE = "cpe:/a:vmware:player";
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.107209");
script_version("2026-04-28T06:28:06+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-28 06:28:06 +0000 (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2017-05-29 18:50:37 +0200 (Mon, 29 May 2017)");
script_cve_id("CVE-2017-4912", "CVE-2017-4908", "CVE-2017-4909", "CVE-2017-4910",
"CVE-2017-4911", "CVE-2017-4913", "CVE-2017-4925");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.9");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2017-07-11 01:33:00 +0000 (Tue, 11 Jul 2017)");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
script_name("VMware Workstation Multiple Security Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2017-0008, VMSA-2017-0015) - Linux");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"VMware Workstation updates resolve multiple security vulnerabilities");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw is due to multiple heap
buffer-overflow vulnerabilities in JPEG2000 and TrueType Font (TTF) parsers in
the TPView.dll and a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability.");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successfully exploiting this issue allows
attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of the affected application.
Failed exploits will result in denial-of-service conditions.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"VMware Workstation 12.x versions prior to 12.5.3.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to Workstation 12.5.3.");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0008.html");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0015.html");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2017 Greenbone AG");
script_family("General");
script_dependencies("gb_vmware_prdts_detect_lin.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("VMware/Player/Linux/Ver");
exit(0);
}
include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
if(!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe:CPE, exit_no_version:TRUE))
exit(0);
vers = infos["version"];
path = infos["location"];
if(vers =~ "^12\.") {
if(version_is_less(version:vers, test_version:"12.5.3")) {
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:vers, fixed_version:"12.5.3", install_path:path);
security_message(port:0, data:report);
exit(0);
}
}
exit(99);
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28 Apr 2026 00:00Current
6.5Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.5
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