CVE-2017-4924
HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 15, 2017 at 01:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:19 AM UTC
4 products affected across 1 vendorESXiFusionWorkstation Pro
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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
Description
VMware ESXi (ESXi 6.5 without patch ESXi650-201707101-SG), Workstation (12.x before 12.5.7) and Fusion (8.x before 8.5.8) contain an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in SVGA device. 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 ≤ v < 8.5.8
Affected range stops below 8.5.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
12.0.0 ≤ v < 12.5.7
Affected range stops below 12.5.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
12 ≤ v < 12.5.7
Affected range stops below 12.5.7, 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 (5)
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100843VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039365VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039366x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://0patch.blogspot.com/2017/10/micropatching-hypervisor-with-running.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0015.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-787
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