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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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VMware Workstation updates resolve multiple security vulnerabilities, including heap buffer-overflow vulnerabilities in JPEG2000 and TrueType Font parsers and a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability

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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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