VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-21997
VMware Tools for Windows (11.x.y prior to 11.3.0) contains a denial-of-service vulnerability in the VM3DMP driver.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.65%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.65%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
VMware Tools for Windows (11.x.y prior to 11.3.0) contains a denial-of-service vulnerability in the VM3DMP driver. A malicious actor with local user privileges in the Windows guest operating system, where VMware Tools is installed, can trigger a PANIC in the VM3DMP driver leading to a denial-of-service condition in the Windows guest operating system.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.65% probability · 49th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- vmware/tools
- Source
- security@vmware.com
References
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0011.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0011.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.