vulnerability
VMware Workstation: Vulnerability (VMSA-2017-0009) (CVE-2017-4916)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C) | May 22, 2017 | May 23, 2017 | Aug 11, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
May 22, 2017
Added
May 23, 2017
Modified
Aug 11, 2025
Description
VMware Workstation Pro/Player contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability that exists in the vstor2 driver. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow host users with normal user privileges to trigger a denial-of-service in a Windows host machine.
Solution
vmware-workstation-upgrade-12_5_6
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