CVE-2017-4902 describes a heap buffer overflow in the SVGA component of VMware ESXi (versions 6.5 and 5.5), Workstation Pro/Player (12.x), and Fusion Pro/Fusion (8.x). This critical vulnerability allows a malicious guest virtual machine to execute arbitrary code on the host system. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), it presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or publicly available exploit code in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, the vulnerability garnered notable community discussion and media coverage at the time of its disclosure.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 12.0.0, < 12.5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 12.0.0, < 12.5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.5:1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.5:2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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