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VMSA-2017-0015: ESXi, Workstation, Fusion Out-of-bounds write vulnerability in SVGA (CVE-2017-4924)

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Severity

CVSS

(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Published

Sep 15, 2017

Added

Oct 5, 2017

Modified

Oct 7, 2025

Description

VMware ESXi, Workstation and Fusion contain an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in SVGA device. This issue may allow a guest to execute code on the host.

Solution

vmware-esxi65-upgrade-5969300

References

CVE-2017-4924
https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-4924
CWE-787
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0015.html

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