CVE-2017-4916
CVSS V2 Medium 6.8
CVSS V3 Medium 6.5
Description
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2017-4916
- Assigner
- security@vmware.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2017-05-22T14:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2017-08-13T01:29:21
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AND | ||||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- SINGLE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- COMPLETE
- Base Score
- 6.8
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8
- Impact Score
- 6.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 6.5
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 2.8
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0009.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98560 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038526 | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42140/ |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-4916 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-4916 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 09:03:22 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 17:09:36 | 2017-05-22T14:29Z | 2017-05-22T14:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 17:09:36 | 2017-08-13T01:29:21 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 17:09:36 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |