CVE-2017-4904

HIGH

VMware Fusion 8.0.0-8.5.5 - Uninitialized Memory Usage in XHCI Controller

Title source: llm

Description

The XHCI controller in VMware ESXi 6.5 without patch ESXi650-201703410-SG, 6.0 U3 without patch ESXi600-201703401-SG, 6.0 U2 without patch ESXi600-201703403-SG, 6.0 U1 without patch ESXi600-201703402-SG, and 5.5 without patch ESXi550-201703401-SG; Workstation Pro / Player 12.x prior to 12.5.5; and Fusion Pro / Fusion 8.x prior to 8.5.6 has uninitialized memory usage. This issue may allow a guest to execute code on the host. The issue is reduced to a Denial of Service of the guest on ESXi 5.5.

References (4)

Core 4

Core References

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97165

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0006.html

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038148

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038149

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8

EPSS 0.0040

EPSS Percentile 60.7%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE

CWE-119

Status published

Products (14)

vmware/esxi 5.5 (5 CPE variants)

vmware/esxi 6.0 (7 CPE variants)

vmware/esxi 6.5

VMware/ESXi 5.5 without patch ESXi550-201703401-SG

VMware/ESXi 6.0 U1 without patch ESXi600-201703402-SG

VMware/ESXi 6.0 U2 without patch ESXi600-201703403-SG

VMware/ESXi 6.0 U3 without patch ESXi600-201703401-SG

VMware/ESXi 6.5 without patch ESXi650-201703410-SG

vmware/fusion 8.0.0 - 8.5.6

VMware/Fusion Pro / Fusion 8.x prior to 8.5.6

... and 4 more

Published Jun 07, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026