{
    "id": "CVE-2017-4916",
    "published": "2017-05-22 14:29:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 01:19:33",
    "cvss_score": "6.5",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "3.0",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-476",
    "description": "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.04952",
    "epss_percentile": "0.91909",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-02 18:17:19",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "vmware",
            "product": "workstation_player"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "vmware",
            "product": "workstation_pro"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "42140",
            "title": "VMware Workstation 12 Pro - Denial of Service",
            "date": "2017-06-08",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42140"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98560",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038526",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42140/",
        "https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0009.html",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98560",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038526",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42140/",
        "https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0009.html"
    ]
}