CVE-2017-4924

Summary

CVECVE-2017-4924
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-09-15 13:29:00 UTC
Updated2022-02-03 19:44:00 UTC
DescriptionVMware 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-787

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Vmware Esxi 6.5 All All All
Operating System Vmware Esxi 6.5 - All All
Operating System Vmware Esxi 6.5 650-201701001 All All
Operating System Vmware Esxi 6.5 650-201703001 All All
Operating System Vmware Esxi 6.5 650-201703002 All All
Operating System Vmware Esxi 6.5 650-201704001 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 8.5.6 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 8.5.7 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 8.5.6 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 8.5.7 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 12.5.5 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Pro 12.5.6 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 12.5.5 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Pro 12.5.6 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
VMware Workstation/Fusion Out-of-Bounds Memory Write Error in SVGA Device Lets Local Users on a Guest System Gain Elevated Privileges on the Host System - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
VMware ESXi Out-of-Bounds Memory Write Error in SVGA Device Lets Local Users on a Guest System Gain Elevated Privileges on the Host System - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
VMSA-2017-0015.2 CONFIRM www.vmware.com Vendor Advisory
Multiple VMware Products CVE-2017-4924 Out-Of-Bounds Write Local Code Execution Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
0patch Blog: Micropatching a Hypervisor With Running Virtual Machines (CVE-2017-4924) MISC 0patch.blogspot.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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