CVE-2017-4925

medium VMware
CVSS v3 Base Score
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
0.2%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 60% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Published: September 15, 2017 (3163 days ago)
Last Modified: May 13, 2026
Vendor: VMware
Source: NVD

Description

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.

CWE

CWE-476

Affected Products

vmware esxivmware workstationvmware workstation provmware fusion

References

🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.securitytracker.com 🔗 www.securitytracker.com 🔗 www.vmware.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com