VMware Workstation (12.x before 12.5.8) and Horizon View Client for Windows (4.x before 4.6.1) contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in JPEG2000 parser in the TPView.dll
Published Nov 17, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.39%
Description
VMware Workstation (12.x before 12.5.8) and Horizon View Client for Windows (4.x before 4.6.1) contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in JPEG2000 parser in the TPView.dll. On Workstation, this may allow a guest to execute code or perform a Denial of Service on the Windows OS that runs Workstation. In the case of a Horizon View Client, this may allow a View desktop to execute code or perform a Denial of Service on the Windows OS that runs the Horizon View Client.
Affected products
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- Version 4.x before 4.6.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
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- Version 12.x before 12.5.8StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VMware | Horizon View Client for Windows | n/a |
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| VMware | Workstation | n/a |
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Configuration 1
- 12.0.0
- 12.0.1
- 12.1
- 12.1.1
- 12.5
- 12.5.1
- 12.5.2
- 12.5.3
- 12.5.4
- 12.5.5
- 12.5.6
- 12.5.7
Configuration 2
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.1
- 4.1
- 4.2
- 4.3
- 4.4
- 4.5
- 4.6
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00393) | 31.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00393) | 30.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00051) | 13.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00070) | 32.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00072) | 29.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.40% (0.01404) | 72.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Aug 14, 2022 | 1.40% (0.01404) | 70.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.36% (0.01365) | 69.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.36% (0.01365) | 45.07th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.26% (0.02257) | 50.73th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 2.26% (0.02257) | 50.23th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 2.26% (0.02257) | 77.55th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 2.26% (0.02257) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (4)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101892 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039835 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039836 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0018.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101892 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039835 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039836 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0018.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory |
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