VMware Workstation Memory Corruption Vulnerability (VMSA-2017-0005) - Windows

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CPE = "cpe:/a:vmware:workstation";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.811265");
  script_version("2026-04-28T06:28:06+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2017-4901");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.5");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-28 06:28:06 +0000 (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/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:"2017-07-12 01:29:00 +0000 (Wed, 12 Jul 2017)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2017-08-01 17:03:57 +0530 (Tue, 01 Aug 2017)");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
  script_name("VMware Workstation Memory Corruption Vulnerability (VMSA-2017-0005) - Windows");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"VMware Workstation is prone to a memory corruption vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw exists due to error in the
  drag-and-drop (DnD) function in VMware Workstation which has an out-of-bounds
  memory access vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow a guest
  to execute code on the operating system that runs Workstation.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"VMware Workstation 12.x before 12.5.4 on
  Windows.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Upgrade to VMware Workstation version
  12.5.4 or later.");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0005.html");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96881");
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2017 Greenbone AG");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family("General");
  script_dependencies("gb_vmware_prdts_detect_win.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("VMware/Workstation/Installed");

  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:"12.5.4")) {
    report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:vers, fixed_version:"12.5.4", install_path:path);
    security_message(port:0, data:report);
    exit(0);
  }
}

exit(99);