Heap-based buffer overflow in VMware Horizon and VMWare Unified Access Gateway - CVE-2017-4907
Published: April 19, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6304
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-4907
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: VMware, Inc
Affected software:
VMware Horizon
VMWare Unified Access Gateway
VMware Horizon
VMWare Unified Access Gateway
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in VMware Unified Access Gateway and Horizon View. A remote attacker can trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on security gateway.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-4907
The vulnerability is fixed in Unified Access Gateway (formerly Access Point) 2.8.1, Horizon View 7.1.0 and 6.2.4.