CVE-2017-4899 (GCVE-0-2017-4899)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-06-07 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 14:39
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
4.7 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • DoS
Assigner
vmware CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 64/100 over 228 records in the last 180 days details
References
URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96771 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-20… x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037979 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
VMware Workstation Pro/Player Affected: 12.x prior to version 12.5.3
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Date Public
2017-03-09 00:00
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