CVE-2017-4916

Exp

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.

Published: 2017-05-22 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-4916 is rated High Exploit Risk (68.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.95%, 91th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2017-4916

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
42140 exploit_db edb 2017-06-08 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-4916

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 9.50% 4.95% -4.55%
2 2025-11-21 10.34% 9.50% -0.84%
3 2025-11-18 — 10.34% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-4916

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 3.6 [email protected]
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.0 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-4916

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-4916

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vmware workstation_player 12.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation_pro 12.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-4916

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