CVE-2017-4900 Null dereference in Workstation Pro/Player

Medium 5.5 Published 7 Jun 2017 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Attackers with normal user privileges can crash virtual machines via a NULL pointer dereference in the SVGA driver.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2017-4900?

CVE-2017-4900 is a medium-severity vulnerability in VMware Workstation Pro/Player, published on 7 Jun 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

VMware Workstation Pro/Player 12.x before 12.5.3 contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability that exists in the SVGA driver. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow attackers with normal user privileges to crash their VMs.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-4900?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Vmware Workstation Player, Vmware Workstation Pro.

How do I fix CVE-2017-4900?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-4900 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-4900 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-4900 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-h96j-3cq7-xpcq.