Description
VMware ESXi (ESXi 6.5 without patch ESXi650-201707101-SG), Workstation (12.x before 12.5.7) and Fusion (8.x before 8.5.8) contain an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in SVGA device. This issue may allow a guest to execute code on the host.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039365
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100843
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039366
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0015.html
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://0patch.blogspot.com/2017/10/micropatching-hypervisor-with-running.html
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0026
EPSS Percentile
48.9%
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-787
Status
published
Products (6)
vmware/esxi
6.5 (5 CPE variants)
VMware/ESXi
6.5 without patch ESXi650-201707101-SG
vmware/fusion
8.0.0 - 8.5.8
VMware/Fusion
8.x before 8.5.8
VMware/Workstation
12.x before 12.5.7
vmware/workstation_pro
12.0.0 - 12.5.7
Published
Sep 15, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026