VID |
23266 |
Severity |
30 |
Port |
139,445 |
Protocol |
TCP |
Class |
SMB |
Detailed Description |
The version of VMware Workstation installed on the remote Windows host is 12.x prior to 12.5.6. It is, therefore, affected by a NULL pointer dereference flaw in the vstor2 driver. A local attacker can exploit this to cause a denial of service condition.
* References : http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0009.html |
Recommendation |
Upgrade to the latest versions of the affected applications(VMware Workstation 12.5.6 or later) available from the VMware Download Web site at http://www.vmware.com/download/ |
Related URL |
CVE-2017-4916 (CVE) |
Related URL |
98560 (SecurityFocus) |
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