Vulnerability CVE-2017-4904 - CERT Civis.Net

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2017-4904 (CCN-123962)

Assigned:

2016-12-26

Published:

2017-03-28

Updated:

2022-02-07

Summary:

The XHCI controller in VMware ESXi 6.5 without patch ESXi650-201703410-SG, 6.0 U3 without patch ESXi600-201703401-SG, 6.0 U2 without patch ESXi600-201703403-SG, 6.0 U1 without patch ESXi600-201703402-SG, and 5.5 without patch ESXi550-201703401-SG; Workstation Pro / Player 12.x prior to 12.5.5; and Fusion Pro / Fusion 8.x prior to 8.5.6 has uninitialized memory usage. This issue may allow a guest to execute code on the host. The issue is reduced to a Denial of Service of the guest on ESXi 5.5.

CVSS v3 Severity:

8.8 High (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
7.7 High (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Local Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): Low User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): High Integrity (I): High Availibility (A): High

8.4 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
7.3 High (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Local Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): None User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): High Integrity (I): High Availibility (A): High

CVSS v2 Severity:

7.2 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): Low Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Complete Integrity (I): Complete Availibility (A): Complete

7.2 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): Low Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Complete Integrity (I): Complete Availibility (A): Complete

Vulnerability Type:

Vulnerability Consequences:

Gain Access

References:

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2017-4904

Source: CCN
Type: IBM Security Bulletin 2009145 (PureApplication System)
Open Source VMware Fusion Vulnerabilities in IBM Pure Application System (CVE-2017-4903, CVE-2017-4904, CVE-2017-4905)

Source: BID
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
97165

Source: CCN
Type: BID-97165
Multiple VMware Products CVE-2017-4904 Local Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Source: SECTRACK
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
1038148

Source: SECTRACK
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
1038149

Source: CCN
Type: VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2017-0006
VMware ESXi, Workstation and Fusion updates address critical and moderate security issues

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0006.html

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
vmware-cve20174904-code-exec(123962)

Source: CCN
Type: ZDI-17-239
(Pwn2Own) VMware Workstation Uninitialized Memory Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration 1:

cpe:/a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 8.0.0 and < 8.5.6)

OR cpe:/a:vmware:fusion_pro:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 8.0.0 and < 8.5.6)

AND

cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2:

cpe:/a:vmware:workstation_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 12.0.0 and < 12.5.5)

OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation_pro:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 12.0.0 and < 12.5.5)

OR cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:5.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:5.5:1:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:5.5:2:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:5.5:3a:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:5.5:3b:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:6.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:6.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:6.0:1a:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:6.0:1b:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:6.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:6.0:3:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:6.0:3a:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:6.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration CCN 1:

cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

AND

cpe:/a:ibm:pureapplication_system:2.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:ibm:pureapplication_system:2.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:ibm:pureapplication_system:2.1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:ibm:pureapplication_system:2.1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:ibm:pureapplication_system:2.1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:ibm:pureapplication_system:2.1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:ibm:pureapplication_system:2.2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:ibm:pureapplication_system:2.2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:ibm:pureapplication_system:2.1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:ibm:pureapplication_system:2.2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:ibm:pureapplication_system:2.2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:ibm:pureapplication_system:2.1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:ibm:pureapplication_system:2.2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:ibm:pureapplication_system:2.2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:ibm:pureapplication_system:2.2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:ibm:pureapplication_system:2.2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Denotes that component is vulnerable