VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2017-4916
CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability4.95%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-05-22
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference
Primary references
- security@vmware.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- security@vmware.com
- security@vmware.com
- security@vmware.com — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory