Vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X
CVE-2017-4945
VMware Workstation (14.x and 12.x) and Fusion (10.x and 8.x) contain a guest access control vulnerability. This issue may allow program execution via Unity on locked Windows VMs. VMware Tools must be updated to 10.2.0 for each VM to resolve CVE-2017-4945. VMware Tools 10.2.0 is consumed by Workstation 14.1.0 and Fusion 10.1.0 by default.
EPSS: 0.004 (35.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Apple Mac_os_x
- Vmware Fusion — versions 8.5.2, 10.x, 8.0
- Vmware Workstation — versions 12.0.0, 12.5.9, 12.5.2
References
- security@vmware.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- security@vmware.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- security@vmware.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- security@vmware.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-4945?
- CVE-2017-4945 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-01-05.
- How severe is CVE-2017-4945?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.