CVE-2017-4905 (GCVE-0-2017-4905)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-06-07 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 14:39
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
VMware ESXi 6.5 without patch ESXi650-201703410-SG, 6.0 U3 without patch ESXi600-201703401-SG, 6.0 U2 without patch ESXi600-201703403-SG, 6.0 U1 without patch ESXi600-201703402-SG, 5.5 without patch ESXi550-201703401-SG; Workstation Pro / Player 12.x prior to 12.5.5; and Fusion Pro / Fusion 8.x prior to 8.5.6 have uninitialized memory usage. This issue may lead to an information leak.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CWE
- Information leak
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97164 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-20… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038148 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038149 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
Impacted products
3 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VMware | ESXi |
Affected:
6.5 without patch ESXi650-201703410-SG
Affected: 6.0 U3 without patch ESXi600-201703401-SG Affected: 6.0 U2 without patch ESXi600-201703403-SG Affected: 6.0 U1 without patch ESXi600-201703402-SG Affected: 5.5 without patch ESXi550-201703401-SG |
guessed | |
| VMware | Workstation Pro / Player |
Affected:
12.x prior to 12.5.5
|
guessed | |
| VMware | Fusion Pro / Fusion |
Affected:
8.x prior to 8.5.6
|
guessed |
Date Public
2017-03-28 00:00
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