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CVE-2017-4903

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-06-07 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-119

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, 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 have an uninitialized stack memory usage in SVGA. This issue may allow a guest to execute code on the host.

Affected products

• VMware ESXi: 5.5, 5.5-1, 5.5-2, 5.5-3a, 5.5-3b, 6.0 (+78)
• VMware Fusion: from 8.0.0 before 8.5.6 — fixed in 8.5.6
• VMware Fusion Pro: from 8.0.0 before 8.5.6 — fixed in 8.5.6
• VMware Workstation Player: from 12.0.0 before 12.5.5 — fixed in 12.5.5
• VMware Workstation Pro: from 12.0.0 before 12.5.5 — fixed in 12.5.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: VMware Fusion 8.5.6; VMware Fusion Pro 8.5.6; VMware Workstation Player 12.5.5; VMware Workstation Pro 12.5.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97160
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038148
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038149
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0006.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97160
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038148
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038149
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0006.html

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