8.8high
CVE-2017-4902
VMware ESXi 6.5 without patch ESXi650-201703410-SG and 5.5 without patch ESXi550-201703401-SG; Workstation Pro / Player 12.x prior to 12.5.…
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
8.8
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.5%
percentile 44%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
VMware ESXi 6.5 without patch ESXi650-201703410-SG and 5.5 without patch ESXi550-201703401-SG; Workstation Pro / Player 12.x prior to 12.5.5; and Fusion Pro / Fusion 8.x prior to 8.5.6 have a Heap Buffer Overflow in SVGA. This issue may allow a guest to execute code on the host.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.52% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 44% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- VMware ESXi
- VMware Workstation Pro / Player
- VMware Fusion Pro / Fusion
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
- Technology feeds
- VMware (RSS, critical only)
References
- vmware.com /security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0006.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1038148 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/97163 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1038149 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-4902
- NVD: CVE-2017-4902
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