CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-4902

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

VMware ESXi 6.5 and 5.5, as well as Workstation Pro / Player 12.x and Fusion Pro / Fusion 8.x, have a Heap Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the SVGA driver. This issue may allow a guest to execute code on the host.

Risk Assessment

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access to the host system, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to apply the appropriate patches: ESXi650-201703410-SG for ESXi 6.5 and ESXi550-201703401-SG for ESXi 5.5, as well as to update Workstation Pro / Player and Fusion to the latest versions.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

VMware ESXi 6.5 without patch ESXi650-201703410-SG and 5.5 without patch ESXi550-201703401-SG; Workstation Pro / Player 12.x prior to 12.5.5; and Fusion Pro / Fusion 8.x prior to 8.5.6 have a Heap Buffer Overflow in SVGA. This issue may allow a guest to execute code on the host.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS