VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-4916
VMware Workstation Pro/Player contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability that exists in the vstor2 driver.
MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 4.95%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (4.95%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.95% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- vmware/workstation player · vmware/workstation pro
- Source
- security@vmware.com
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98560Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038526
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42140/
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0009.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98560Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038526
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42140/
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0009.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.