CWE Code: 476
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 2.1
CWE Name:  NULL Pointer Dereference
Summary: vmware esxi 6.5 without patch esxi650-201707101-sg, esxi 6.0 without patch esxi600-201706101-sg, esxi 5.5 without patch esxi550-201709101-sg, workstation (12.x before 12.5.3), fusion (8.x before 8.5.4) contain a null pointer dereference vulnerability. this issue occurs when handling guest rpc requests. successful exploitation of this issue may allow attackers with normal user privileges to crash their vms.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): NONE/NONE/PARTIAL
Published Date: 2017-09-15
Last Modified Date: 2017-09-29
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CWE Code: 476
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 2.1
CWE Name:  NULL Pointer Dereference
Summary: vmware esxi 6.5 without patch esxi650-201707101-sg, esxi 6.0 without patch esxi600-201706101-sg, esxi 5.5 without patch esxi550-201709101-sg, workstation (12.x before 12.5.3), fusion (8.x before 8.5.4) contain a null pointer dereference vulnerability. this issue occurs when handling guest rpc requests. successful exploitation of this issue may allow attackers with normal user privileges to crash their vms.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): NONE/NONE/PARTIAL
Published Date: 2017-09-15
Last Modified Date: 2017-09-29
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