CVE-2017-4924

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2017-09-15 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-787

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.

Affected products

VMware ESXi: 6.5, 6.5-650-201701001, 6.5-650-201703001, 6.5-650-201703002, 6.5-650-201704001
VMware Fusion: from 8.0.0 before 8.5.8 — fixed in 8.5.8
VMware Workstation Pro: from 12.0.0 before 12.5.7 — fixed in 12.5.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: VMware Fusion 8.5.8; VMware Workstation Pro 12.5.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100843
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039365
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039366
https://0patch.blogspot.com/2017/10/micropatching-hypervisor-with-running.html
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0015.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100843
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039365
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039366
https://0patch.blogspot.com/2017/10/micropatching-hypervisor-with-running.html
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0015.html

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