CVE-2017-4916
medium
CVSS v3
6.5
CVSS v2
6.8
VIR risk
6.5
Description
VMware Workstation Pro/Player contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability that exists in the vstor2 driver. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow host users with normal user privileges to trigger a denial-of-service in a Windows host machine.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: security@vmware.com — https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0009.html
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| vmware | workstation_player | 12.0.0 | |
| vmware | workstation_pro | 12.0.0 | |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98560
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038526
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42140/
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0009.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98560
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038526
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42140/
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0009.html
CWEs
CWE-476
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.