CVE-2017-4916

Published: May 22, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

6.5

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (2)

Products: Vmware: Workstation Player, Workstation Pro

2 products

Workstation Player

Workstation Pro

Configuration A

2 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Vmware Workstation Player	Version 12.0.0
Vmware Workstation Pro	Version 12.0.0

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Microsoft Windows	All versions

Related CWEs

NULL Pointer Dereference

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

References (8)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98560

Source: security@vmware.com

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038526

Source: security@vmware.com

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42140/

Source: security@vmware.com

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0009.html

Source: security@vmware.com

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98560

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038526

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42140/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0009.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchVendor Advisory

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