Medium severity · published May 31, 2017
CVE-2017-4897
VMware Horizon DaaS before 7.0.0 contains a vulnerability that exists due to insufficient validation of data
5.5
CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
VMware Horizon DaaS before 7.0.0 contains a vulnerability that exists due to insufficient validation of data. An attacker may exploit this issue by tricking DaaS client users into connecting to a malicious server and sharing all their drives and devices. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires a victim to download a specially crafted RDP file through DaaS client by clicking on a malicious link.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 67% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
HD
Horizon Daas · Vmware
through 6.1.6 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-4897
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-4897
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96559
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037951
Patch
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0002.html
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