CVE-2017-4938

VMware Workstation (12.x before 12.5.8) and Fusion (8.x before 8.5.9) contain a guest RPC NULL pointer dereference vulnerability. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow attackers with normal user privileges to crash their VMs.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 2.1 LOW

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CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability : 2.0 / Impact : 4.0

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

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CVSS v2.0 : LOW

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101887	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039835	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0018.html	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101887	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039835	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0018.html	Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.0.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.1.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.5.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.5.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.5.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.5.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.5.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.5.7:::::::*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.0.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.0.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.1.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.1.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.8:::::::*

History

21 Nov 2024, 03:26

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101887 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry~~	() http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101887 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References	~~() http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039835 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry~~	() http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039835 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References	~~() https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0018.html - Patch, Vendor Advisory~~	() https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0018.html - Patch, Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2017-11-17 14:29

Updated : 2024-11-21 03:26

NVD link : CVE-2017-4938

Mitre link : CVE-2017-4938

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-4938

JSON object : View

Products Affected

vmware

fusion
workstation

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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6.5 /10

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

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Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

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