VMware Workstation Pro/Player 12.x before 12.5.3 contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability that exists in the SVGA driver
Published Jun 7, 2017
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.34%
Description
VMware Workstation Pro/Player 12.x before 12.5.3 contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability that exists in the SVGA driver. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow attackers with normal user privileges to crash their VMs.
Affected products
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- Version 12.x prior to version 12.5.3StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VMware | Workstation Pro/Player | n/a |
|
- 12.0.0
- 12.0.1
- 12.1.0
- 12.5.0
- 12.5.1
- 12.5.2
- 12.0.0
- 12.0.1
- 12.1.0
- 12.5.0
- 12.5.1
- 12.5.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00338) | 24.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00338) | 27.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 21.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 20.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 18.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 24.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (3)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96770 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037979 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0003.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96770 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037979 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0003.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory |
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