fkie_cve-2017-4916
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2017-05-22 14:29
Modified
2025-04-20 01:37
Summary
VMware Workstation Pro/Player contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability that exists in the vstor2 driver. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow host users with normal user privileges to trigger a denial-of-service in a Windows host machine.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
vmware workstation_player 12.0.0
vmware workstation_pro 12.0.0
microsoft windows -



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