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CVE-2017-4899 Details

Description

VMware Workstation Pro/Player 12.x before 12.5.3 contains a security vulnerability that exists in the SVGA driver. An attacker may exploit this issue to crash the VM or trigger an out-of-bound read. Note: This issue can be triggered only when the host has no graphics card or no graphics drivers are installed.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:4.7 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96771 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037979 CVE
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0003.html CVEPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96771 [email protected]Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037979 [email protected]

see all 6 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
vmware workstation player
12.0.0
12.0.1
12.1.0
12.5.0
12.5.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
vmware workstation pro
12.0.0
12.0.1
12.1.0
12.5.0
12.5.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-4899
NVD Published Date:
Jun 7, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-4899 Details - Not Deferred