Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 15, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-4925
CVE-2017-4925
Description
VMware ESXi 6.5 without patch ESXi650-201707101-SG, ESXi 6.0 without patch ESXi600-201706101-SG, ESXi 5.5 without patch ESXi550-201709101-SG, Workstation (12.x before 12.5.3), Fusion (8.x before 8.5.4) contain a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability. This issue occurs when handling guest RPC requests. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow attackers with normal user privileges to crash their VMs.
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Affected products
93cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=12.0.0,<12.5.3
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=12.0.0,<12.5.3
- (no CPE)range: 12.x before 12.5.3
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 87 more
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.5:1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.5:2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.5:3a:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.5:3b:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.5:550-20170901001s:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:1a:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:1b:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:3a:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201504401:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201505401:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201507101:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201507102:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201507401:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201507402:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201507403:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201507404:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201507405:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201507406:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201507407:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509101:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509102:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509201:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509202:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509203:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509204:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509205:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509206:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509207:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509208:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509209:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509210:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201510401:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201511401:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201601101:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201601102:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201601401:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201601402:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201601403:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201601404:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201601405:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201602401:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201603101:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201603102:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201603201:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201603202:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201603203:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201603204:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201603205:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201603206:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201603207:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201603208:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201605401:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201608101:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201608401:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201608402:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201608403:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201608404:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201608405:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201610410:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201611401:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201611402:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201611403:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201702101:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201702102:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201702201:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201702202:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201702203:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201702204:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201702205:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201702206:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201702207:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201702208:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201702209:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201702210:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201702211:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201702212:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201703401:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201701001:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201703001:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201703002:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201704001:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 6.5 without patch ESXi650-201707101-SG
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- www.securityfocus.com/bid/100842nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039367nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039368nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0015.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
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