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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, 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