CVE-2017-4916

moderate-risk

Published 2017-05-22

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.

Do I need to act?

9.5% chance of exploitation in next 30 days

EPSS score — moderate exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

1 public exploit available

42140

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 6.5/10 Medium

NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (2)

Workstation Player

Workstation Pro

Affected Vendors

Vmware

References (8)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98560

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038526

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42140/

Patch https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0009.html

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98560

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038526

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42140/

Patch https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0009.html

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moderate-risk

Severity 24/34 · High

Exploitability 18/34 · Moderate

Exposure 7/34 · Low