8.8
HIGH
CVE-2017-4904
VMware XHCI Unauthorized Memory Access (Arbitrary Code Execution/Denial of Service)
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.

INFO

Published Date :

June 7, 2017, 6:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 7, 2022, 3:19 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.0

Exploitability Score :

2.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-4904 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Vmware esxi
2 Vmware fusion
3 Vmware workstation_pro
4 Vmware workstation_player
5 Vmware fusion_pro
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-4904.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97165 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038148 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038149 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0006.html Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-4904 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 07, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038148 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038148 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038149 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038149 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Removed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Removed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:u1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:u2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:u3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.0.0 up to (excluding) 8.5.6 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion_pro:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.0.0 up to (excluding) 8.5.6 OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.0.0 up to (excluding) 12.5.5 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.0.0 up to (excluding) 12.5.5 *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.5:1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.5:2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.5:3a:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.5:3b:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:1a:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:1b:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:3a:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 12, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038149 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038148 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 14, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0006.html No Types Assigned http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0006.html Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97165 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97165 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:u1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:u2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:u3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 09, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97165 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.11 }} 0.03%

score

0.44391

percentile

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