CVE-2017-4924

HIGH 8.8CVE-2017-4924 · Published 15/09/2017 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2017-4924 is a HIGH (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability affecting fusion (vmware), workstation pro (vmware).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.61%, higher than 49.1% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 8.5.8, 12.5.7 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
fusion vmware	`≥ 8.0.0, < 8.5.8`	`8.5.8`
workstation pro vmware	`≥ 12.0.0, < 12.5.7`	`12.5.7`

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.

References

securityfocus.com/bid/100843 · Third Party Advisory
securitytracker.com/id/1039365 · Third Party Advisory
securitytracker.com/id/1039366 · Third Party Advisory
0patch.blogspot.com/2017/10/micropatching-hypervisor-with-running.html · Exploit
vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0015.html · Vendor Advisory

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

fusion

vmware

≥ 8.0.0, < 8.5.8

8.5.8

workstation pro

vmware

≥ 12.0.0, < 12.5.7

12.5.7

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