Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2017-4925 is a VMware availability issue. A user who already has normal privileges in an affected VMware environment may be able to crash their VM. The supplied sources do not support data theft, privilege escalation, host takeover, or active exploitation claims. Exposure is likely where legacy VMware ESXi, Workstation, or Fusion versions remain unpatched. Internet exposure is not the key signal from the sources; access with normal user privileges is required. Treat this as a legacy virtualization hygiene item with availability risk. Prioritize remediation on shared, production, or multi-user VMware environments, especially where untrusted users can operate guest systems. Mitigation focus: Apply the VMware ESXi security patches named for each affected ESXi version.; Upgrade VMware Workstation 12.x to 12.5.3 or later.; Upgrade VMware Fusion 8.x to 8.5.4 or later..
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CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0015.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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