CVE-2017-4897 (GCVE-0-2017-4897)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-05-31 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 14:39
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Summary
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.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • Lack of input validation
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037951 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96559 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-20… x_refsource_CONFIRM
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
VMware Horizon DaaS Affected: prior to 7.0.0
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Date Public
2017-03-02 00:00
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