CVE-2017-4925

moderate-risk
Published 2017-09-15

VMware ESXi 6.5 without patch ESXi650-201707101-SG, ESXi 6.0 without patch ESXi600-201706101-SG, ESXi 5.5 without patch ESXi550-201709101-SG, Workstation (12.x before 12.5.3), Fusion (8.x before 8.5.4) contain a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability. This issue occurs when handling guest RPC requests. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow attackers with normal user privileges to crash their VMs.

Do I need to act?

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0.19% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (20)

Affected Vendors

Vmware

References (8)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100842
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039367
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039368
Vendor Advisory https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0015.html
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100842
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039367
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039368
Vendor Advisory https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0015.html
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moderate-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 29/34 · Critical