5.5med
CVE-2017-49051 exploit
VMware ESXi 6.5 without patch ESXi650-201703410-SG, 6.0 U3 without patch ESXi600-201703401-SG, 6.0 U2 without patch ESXi600-201703403-SG, 6…
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
5.5
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.2%
percentile 68%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB
Summary
VMware ESXi 6.5 without patch ESXi650-201703410-SG, 6.0 U3 without patch ESXi600-201703401-SG, 6.0 U2 without patch ESXi600-201703403-SG, 6.0 U1 without patch ESXi600-201703402-SG, 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 uninitialized memory usage. This issue may lead to an information leak.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.20% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 68% of all scored CVEs.
Exploits and detections
- EDB-47715 VMware WorkStation 12.5.3 - Virtual Machine Escape · local · 2019-06-06
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- VMware ESXi
- VMware Workstation Pro / Player
- VMware Fusion Pro / Fusion
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-908 Use of Uninitialized Resource
- Technology feeds
- VMware (RSS, critical only)
References
- securityfocus.com /bid/97164 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- vmware.com /security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0006.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1038148 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1038149 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-4905
- NVD: CVE-2017-4905
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