Heap-based buffer overflow in VMWare Unified Access Gateway and VMware Horizon - CVE-2017-4907
Published: April 19, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6304
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-4907
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
VMWare Unified Access Gateway
VMware Horizon
VMware Horizon
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.