CVE-2017-4905
VMware ESXi uninitialized memory Information Leak
Description
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, 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 have uninitialized memory usage. This issue may lead to an information leak.
INFO
Published Date :
June 7, 2017, 6:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 7, 2022, 3:19 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2017-4905 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2017-4905
vulnerability.
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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-2017-4905.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97164 | 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 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
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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:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N 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 CWE NIST CWE-200 Added CWE NIST CWE-908 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:P/I:N/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N 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 Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97164 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97164 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CWE CWE-200 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/97164 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-4905 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-4905
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.09 }} 0.03%
score
0.38476
percentile