CVE-2017-4905 is an uninitialized memory usage vulnerability affecting various versions of VMware ESXi, Workstation Pro/Player, and Fusion Pro/Fusion. This flaw allows a local attacker with low privileges to potentially leak sensitive information. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), the vulnerability has low attack complexity and does not require user interaction, but its impact is limited to confidentiality. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an exploit for VMware Workstation 12.5.3 exists on ExploitDB, and 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:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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