CVE-2017-4904 describes an uninitialized memory usage vulnerability in the XHCI controller of various VMware ESXi, Workstation Pro/Player, and Fusion Pro/Fusion versions. This flaw could enable a malicious guest virtual machine to execute arbitrary code on the underlying host system, though on ESXi 5.5, it is limited to a Denial of Service. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), the vulnerability is local, low complexity, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 8.0.0, < 8.5.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 8.0.0, < 8.5.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion_pro:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 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:-:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.