Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Jun 7, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-4900
CVE-2017-4900
Description
VMware Workstation Pro/Player 12.x before 12.5.3 contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability that exists in the SVGA driver. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow attackers with normal user privileges to crash their VMs.
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Affected products
13cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 12 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 12.x prior to version 12.5.3
Patches
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References
3- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0003.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96770nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037979nvd
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