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.
References
Link Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102441 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040109 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040136 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.vmware.com/us/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0003.html Patch Vendor Advisory
History

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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

Published: 2018-01-04T00:00:00

Updated: 2018-01-13T10:57:01

Reserved: 2016-12-26T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2017-4945

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2018-01-05T14:29:10.467

Modified: 2019-10-03T00:03:26.223


Link: CVE-2017-4945

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cve-icon Redhat Information

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