CVE-2017-4905

Summary

CVE	CVE-2017-4905
State	PUBLISHED
Assigner	vmware
Source Priority	CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published	2017-06-07 18:29:00 UTC
Updated	2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
Description	VMware 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.

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-908 | Information leak

Version	Source	Type	Score	Severity	Vector
3.1	[email protected]	Primary	5.5	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`
2.0	[email protected]	Primary	2.1		`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Access Vector

Local

Access Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language
Operating System	Apple	Mac Os X	-	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
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	6.5	-	All	All
Application	Vmware	Fusion	All	All	All	All
Application	Vmware	Fusion Pro	All	All	All	All
Application	Vmware	Workstation Player	All	All	All	All
Application	Vmware	Workstation Pro	All	All	All	All

Source	Vendor	Product	Version	Platforms
CNA	VMware	ESXi	affected 6.5 without patch ESXi650-201703410-SG	Not specified
CNA	VMware	ESXi	affected 6.0 U3 without patch ESXi600-201703401-SG	Not specified
CNA	VMware	ESXi	affected 6.0 U2 without patch ESXi600-201703403-SG	Not specified
CNA	VMware	ESXi	affected 6.0 U1 without patch ESXi600-201703402-SG	Not specified
CNA	VMware	ESXi	affected 5.5 without patch ESXi550-201703401-SG	Not specified
CNA	VMware	Workstation Pro / Player	affected 12.x prior to 12.5.5	Not specified
CNA	VMware	Fusion Pro / Fusion	affected 8.x prior to 8.5.6	Not specified

Reference	Source	Link	Tags
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	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.securitytracker.com	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.securitytracker.com	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Multiple VMware Products CVE-2017-4905 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.securityfocus.com	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
VMSA-2017-0006	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.vmware.com	Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record	CVE.ORG	www.cve.org	canonical
NVD vulnerability detail	NVD	nvd.nist.gov	canonical, analysis

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