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    CVE-2017-4900

    VMware Workstation Pro/Player 12.x before 12.5.3 contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability that exists in the SVGA driver. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow attackers with normal user privileges to crash their VMs.

    Published:Jun 7, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Jun 7, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.00046
    CVSS Score:5.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Workstation Player
    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Workstation Pro

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High