CVE-2017-4905

Summary

CVECVE-2017-4905
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-06-07 18:29:00 UTC
Updated2022-02-07 15:19:00 UTC
DescriptionVMware ESXi 6.5 without patch ESXi650-201703410-SG, 6.0 U3 without patch ESXi600-201703401-SG, 6.0 U2 without patch ESXi600-201703403-SG, 6.0 U1 without patch ESXi600-201703402-SG, 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 uninitialized memory usage. This issue may lead to an information leak.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-908

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Mac Os X - All All All
Operating System Vmware Esxi 5.5 All All All
Operating System Vmware Esxi 5.5 - All All
Operating System Vmware Esxi 5.5 1 All All
Operating System Vmware Esxi 5.5 2 All All
Operating System Vmware Esxi 5.5 3a All All
Operating System Vmware Esxi 5.5 3b All All
Operating System Vmware Esxi 6.0 All All All
Operating System Vmware Esxi 6.0 - All All
Operating System Vmware Esxi 6.0 1 All All
Operating System Vmware Esxi 6.0 1a All All
Operating System Vmware Esxi 6.0 1b All All
Operating System Vmware Esxi 6.0 2 All All
Operating System Vmware Esxi 6.0 3 All All
Operating System Vmware Esxi 6.0 3a All All
Operating System Vmware Esxi 6.0 u1 All All
Operating System Vmware Esxi 6.0 u2 All All
Operating System Vmware Esxi 6.0 u3 All All
Operating System Vmware Esxi 6.5 All All All
Operating System Vmware Esxi 6.5 - All All
Operating System Vmware Esxi 5.5 All All All
Operating System Vmware Esxi 6.0 All All All
Operating System Vmware Esxi 6.0 u1 All All
Operating System Vmware Esxi 6.0 u2 All All
Operating System Vmware Esxi 6.0 u3 All All
Operating System Vmware Esxi 6.5 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion All All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 8.0.0 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 8.0.1 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 8.0.2 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 8.1.0 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 8.1.1 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 8.5.0 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 8.5.1 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 8.5.2 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 8.5.3 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 8.5.4 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 8.5.5 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 8.0.0 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 8.0.1 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 8.0.2 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 8.1.0 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 8.1.1 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 8.5.0 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 8.5.1 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 8.5.2 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 8.5.3 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 8.5.4 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 8.5.5 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion Pro All All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Player All All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Player 12.0.0 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Player 12.0.1 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Player 12.1.0 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Player 12.1.1 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Player 12.5.0 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Player 12.5.1 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Player 12.5.2 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Player 12.5.3 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Player 12.5.4 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Player 12.0.0 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Player 12.0.1 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Player 12.1.0 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Player 12.1.1 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Player 12.5.0 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Player 12.5.1 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Player 12.5.2 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Player 12.5.3 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Player 12.5.4 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Pro All All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Pro 12.0.0 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Pro 12.0.1 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Pro 12.1.0 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Pro 12.1.1 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Pro 12.5.0 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Pro 12.5.1 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Pro 12.5.2 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Pro 12.5.3 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Pro 12.5.4 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Pro 12.0.0 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Pro 12.0.1 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Pro 12.1.0 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Pro 12.1.1 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Pro 12.5.0 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Pro 12.5.1 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Pro 12.5.2 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Pro 12.5.3 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Pro 12.5.4 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
VMSA-2017-0006 CONFIRM www.vmware.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
VMware ESXi Buffer Overflow and Memory Initialization Errors Let Local Guest System Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information and Execute Arbitrary Code on the Host System - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
VMware Workstation/Fusion Buffer Overflow and Memory Initialization Errors Let Local Guest System Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information and Execute Arbitrary Code on the Host System - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
Multiple VMware Products CVE-2017-4905 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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