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VMware Workstation 12.x < 12.5.6 vstor2 Driver NULL Pointer Dereference DoS (VMSA-2017-0009)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 100418
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Synopsis
A virtualization application installed on the remote Windows host is affected by a denial of service vulnerability.Description
The version of VMware Workstation installed on the remote Windows host is 12.x prior to 12.5.5. It is, therefore, affected by a NULL pointer dereference flaw in the vstor2 driver. A local attacker can exploit this to cause a denial of service condition.Solution
Upgrade to VMware Workstation version 12.5.6 or later.See Also
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0009.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 100418
File Name: vmware_workstation_win_vmsa_2017_0009.nasl
Version: 1.8
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 5/25/2017
Updated: 3/15/2023
Configuration: Enable paranoid mode
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-4916
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.5
Temporal Score: 5.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:vmware:workstation
Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport, SMB/Registry/Enumerated, installed_sw/VMware Workstation
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 5/18/2017
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/18/2017
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2017-4916
BID: 98560
VMSA: 2017-0009