CVE-2017-4938 is a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability affecting VMware Workstation versions 12.x prior to 12.5.8 and Fusion versions 8.x prior to 8.5.9. This flaw allows a low-privileged attacker within a guest VM to crash the virtual machine, resulting in a denial of service. Rated with a CVSSv3 score of 6.5 (Medium), it has a local attack vector with low complexity and no user interaction required. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
12.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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