PT-2017-2233 · Vmware · Vmware Workstation Player+4
Published
2017-03-30
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Updated
2022-02-07
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CVE-2017-4904
CVSS v3.1
8.8
High
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
VMware ESXi versions 5.5 without patch ESXi550-201703401-SG
VMware ESXi versions 6.0 U1 without patch ESXi600-201703402-SG
VMware ESXi versions 6.0 U2 without patch ESXi600-201703403-SG
VMware ESXi versions 6.0 U3 without patch ESXi600-201703401-SG
VMware ESXi versions 6.5 without patch ESXi650-201703410-SG
VMware Workstation Pro / Player versions prior to 12.5.5
VMware Fusion Pro / Fusion versions prior to 8.5.6
Description
The issue is related to the XHCI controller in VMware products, which has uninitialized memory usage. This may allow a guest to execute code on the host, potentially leading to privilege escalation. On ESXi 5.5, the issue is reduced to a Denial of Service of the guest.
Recommendations
For VMware ESXi 5.5, apply patch ESXi550-201703401-SG to resolve the issue.
For VMware ESXi 6.0 U1, apply patch ESXi600-201703402-SG to resolve the issue.
For VMware ESXi 6.0 U2, apply patch ESXi600-201703403-SG to resolve the issue.
For VMware ESXi 6.0 U3, apply patch ESXi600-201703401-SG to resolve the issue.
For VMware ESXi 6.5, apply patch ESXi650-201703410-SG to resolve the issue.
For VMware Workstation Pro / Player, update to version 12.5.5 or later to resolve the issue.
For VMware Fusion Pro / Fusion, update to version 8.5.6 or later to resolve the issue.
Fix
DoS
Buffer Overflow
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Vmware Esxi
Vmware Fusion
Vmware Fusion Pro
Vmware Workstation
Vmware Workstation Player