CVE-2017-4916: Null Pointer Dereference
First published: Mon May 22 2017(Updated: )
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.
Credit: security@vmware.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| VMware Workstation Player | =12.0.0 | |
| VMware Workstation Pro | =12.0.0 | |
| Microsoft Windows |
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