CVE-2017-4902
HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: June 7, 2017 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:19 AM UTC
5 products affected across 1 vendorESXiFusionWorkstation Pro· also runs on 1 platform
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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
Description
VMware ESXi 6.5 without patch ESXi650-201703410-SG and 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 a Heap Buffer Overflow in SVGA. This issue may allow a guest to execute code on the host.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
8.0.0 ≤ v < 8.5.6
Affected range stops below 8.5.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
apple-macos (environment)
8 ≤ v < 8.5.6
Affected range stops below 8.5.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
apple-macos (environment)
12.0.0 ≤ v < 12.5.5
Affected range stops below 12.5.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
12 ≤ v < 12.5.5
Affected range stops below 12.5.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97163VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038148VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038149x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0006.htmlCVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119
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