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CVE-2017-4925

MEDIUM
5.5
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 vendorWorkstationESXiFusion· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

Description

VMware ESXi 6.5 without patch ESXi650-201707101-SG, ESXi 6.0 without patch ESXi600-201706101-SG, ESXi 5.5 without patch ESXi550-201709101-SG, Workstation (12.x before 12.5.3), Fusion (8.x before 8.5.4) contain a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability. This issue occurs when handling guest RPC requests. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow attackers with normal user privileges to crash their VMs.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

ESXi· VMware
95%
5.55.5 15.5 25.5 3a5.5 3b5.5 550-20170901001s5.5 without patch ESXi550-201709101-SG6.06.0 16.0 1a6.0 1b6.0 26.0 36.0 3a6.0 600-2015044016.0 600-2015054016.0 600-2015071016.0 600-2015071026.0 600-2015074016.0 600-2015074026.0 600-2015074036.0 600-2015074046.0 600-2015074056.0 600-2015074066.0 600-2015074076.0 600-2015091016.0 600-2015091026.0 600-2015092016.0 600-2015092026.0 600-2015092036.0 600-2015092046.0 600-2015092056.0 600-2015092066.0 600-2015092076.0 600-2015092086.0 600-2015092096.0 600-2015092106.0 600-2015104016.0 600-2015114016.0 600-2016011016.0 600-2016011026.0 600-2016014016.0 600-2016014026.0 600-2016014036.0 600-2016014046.0 600-2016014056.0 600-2016024016.0 600-2016031016.0 600-2016031026.0 600-2016032016.0 600-2016032026.0 600-2016032036.0 600-2016032046.0 600-2016032056.0 600-2016032066.0 600-2016032076.0 600-2016032086.0 600-2016054016.0 600-2016081016.0 600-2016084016.0 600-2016084026.0 600-2016084036.0 600-2016084046.0 600-2016084056.0 600-2016104106.0 600-2016114016.0 600-2016114026.0 600-2016114036.0 600-2017021016.0 600-2017021026.0 600-2017022016.0 600-2017022026.0 600-2017022036.0 600-2017022046.0 600-2017022056.0 600-2017022066.0 600-2017022076.0 600-2017022086.0 600-2017022096.0 600-2017022106.0 600-2017022116.0 600-2017022126.0 600-2017034016.0 without patch ESXi600-201706101-SG6.56.5 650-2017010016.5 650-2017030016.5 650-2017030026.5 650-2017040016.5 without patch ESXi650-201707101-SG
Fusion· VMware
95%
8 ≤ v < 8.5.4
Affected range stops below 8.5.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
apple-macos (environment)
Workstation· VMware
95%
12 ≤ v < 12.5.3
Affected range stops below 12.5.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Workstation Pro· VMware
95%
12.0.0 ≤ v < 12.5.3
Affected range stops below 12.5.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No 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/100842
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039367
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039368
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0015.html

CVSS

5.5MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-476

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