#VU6617 Null pointer dereference in VMware Workstation - CVE-2017-4916

Vulnerability identifier: #VU6617

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-4916

CWE-ID: CWE-476

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

Vulnerable software:
VMware Workstation

Software vendor:
VMware, Inc

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the Windows host machine.

The weakness exists due to NULL pointer dereference in the vstor2 driver. An local attacker can cause a Windows host machine to become unresponsive or crash.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in denial of service.

Update to version 12.5.6.

• https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0009.html