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CVE-2017-4900

Published: Jun 7, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-476
NVD MITRE
5.5CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 74.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

VMware Workstation Pro/Player 12.x before 12.5.3 contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability that exists in the SVGA driver. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow attackers with normal user privileges to crash their VMs.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-476

Affected Products

Workstation Pro/PlayerVMware
On-prem
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
workstation playervmware
On-prem
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
workstation provmware
On-premDesktop App
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
vmwarecommercialUSCloud & SaaSaka vmware inc

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Impact
Initial Access
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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96770
securityfocus.com
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0003.html
vmware.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037979
securitytracker.com

Timeline

Published
Jun 7, 2017
Last Updated
May 13, 2026

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