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, 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 have uninitialized memory usage
Published Jun 7, 2017
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.20%
Description
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, 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 have uninitialized memory usage. This issue may lead to an information leak.
Affected products
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- Version 5.5 without patch ESXi550-201703401-SGStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 6.0 U1 without patch ESXi600-201703402-SGStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 6.0 U2 without patch ESXi600-201703403-SGStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 6.0 U3 without patch ESXi600-201703401-SGStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 6.5 without patch ESXi650-201703410-SGStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
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- Version 8.x prior to 8.5.6StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
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- Version 12.x prior to 12.5.5StatusaffectedConstraints-
- 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| VMware | ESXi | n/a |
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| VMware | Fusion Pro / Fusion | n/a |
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| VMware | Workstation Pro / Player | n/a |
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Configuration 1
Configuration 2
- ≥ 12.0.0 · < 12.5.5
- ≥ 12.0.0 · < 12.5.5
- 5.5
- 5.5
- 5.5
- 5.5
- 5.5
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.5
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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.20% (0.01204) | 67.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.20% (0.01204) | 64.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 4, 2026 | 3.87% (0.03871) | 88.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 1, 2026 | 1.85% (0.01846) | 82.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 3.87% (0.03871) | 88.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.07% (0.02068) | 82.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.67% (0.07667) | 86.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.07% (0.02068) | 82.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00088) | 39.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 11, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 26.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 24.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.04% (0.02042) | 79.40th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.04% (0.02042) | 77.58th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.04% (0.02042) | 56.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 4.50% (0.04504) | 76.47th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 4.50% (0.04504) | 76.26th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 4.50% (0.04504) | 84.13th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 4.50% (0.04504) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (4)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97164 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038148 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038149 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0006.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97164 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038148 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038149 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0006.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.