Null pointer dereference in VMware Workstation and VMware Fusion - CVE-2017-4938

Vulnerability identifier: #VU9359

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-4938

CWE-ID: CWE-476

Exploitation vector: Adjecent network

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: VMware, Inc

Affected software:
VMware Workstation
VMware Fusion

The vulnerability allows an adjacent attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to a guest RPC NULL pointer dereference. An adjacent attacker can cause the application to crash.

Update Workstation to version 12.5.8.
Update Fusion to 8.5.9.

• https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0018.html