CVE-2017-4905

CVE-2017-4905 affects VMware ESXi (multiple versions) and VMware Workstation/Fusion up to specific builds, caused by uninitialized memory usage that could leak information. Connected documents provide concrete details: affected products/versions, the root cause (uninitialized memory), and impact ...

CVE-2017-4905

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...

CVE-2017-4902

VMware ESXi 6.5 without patch ESXi650-201703410-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 have a Heap Buffer Overflow in SVGA. This issue may allow a guest to execute code on the host...

CVE-2017-4903

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...

CVE-2017-4904

CVE-2017-4904 concerns VMware products with uninitialized memory usage in the XHCI controller, potentially allowing a guest to execute code on the host. Affected: VMware ESXi (versions 5.5 and later) without patches ESXi650-201703410-SG, ESXi600-201703401-SG, ESXi600-201703403-SG, ESXi600-2017034...

CVE-2017-4904

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; an...

CVE-2017-4902

CVE-2017-4902 refers to a Heap Buffer Overflow in SVGA that can allow a guest to execute code on the host. Affected products are: VMware ESXi 6.5 (without patch ESXi650-201703410-SG) and ESXi 5.5 (without patch ESXi550-201703401-SG); VMware Workstation Pro/Player 12.x before 12.5.5; VMware Fusion...

Manual Firewall changes for Veeam Backup from Storage Snapshot with Cisco HyperFlex IOvisor processing

Challenge This article describes making manual firewall changes for Veeam Backup from Storage Snapshot with Cisco HyperFlex IOvisor processing. For details on how to perform these firewall changes using a predefined VMware ESXi extension please review KB2298. HyperFlex Version Specific Article...

Usage of a predefined VMware ESXi extension (VIB) for Veeams Backup from Storage Snapshot with Cisco HyperFlex IOvisor processing

Challenge This article describes the usage of a predefined VMware ESXi extension VIB for Veeams Backup from Storage Snapshot with Cisco HyperFlex IOvisor processing. For details on how to perform these firewall changes manually please review KB2299. HyperFlex Version Specific Article Please follo...

Unable to set acceptance level of partner due to installed VIBs having a lower acceptance level.

Article Repurposed Before this article's update in 2025, this article contained information about "Creating a VMware ESXi extension VIB for Veeam Backup from Storage Snapshot with Cisco HyperFlex IOvisor processing." Those directions were removed as the VIB extension only needed to be created for...

vmware-version NSE Script

Queries VMware server vCenter, ESX, ESXi SOAP API to extract the version information. The same script as VMware Fingerprinter from VASTO created by Claudio Criscione, Paolo Canaletti Script Arguments slaxml.debug See the documentation for the slaxml library. http.host, http.max-body-size,...

VMSA-2010-0020 : VMware ESXi 4.1 Update Installer SFCB Authentication Flaw

a. ESXi 4.1 Update Installer SFCB Authentication Flaw Under certain conditions, the ESXi 4.1 installer that upgrades an ESXi 3.5 or ESXi 4.0 host to ESXi 4.1 incorrectly handles the SFCB authentication mode. The result is that SFCB authentication could allow login with any username and password...

ESXi 6.5 < Build 5224529 Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2017-0006) (remote check)

The version of the remote VMware ESXi 6.5 host is prior to build 5224529. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - A stack memory initialization flaw exists that allows an attacker on the guest to execute arbitrary code on the host. CVE-2017-4903 - An unspecified flaw exists in...

ESXi 5.5 < Build 5230635 Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2017-0006) (remote check)

The version of the remote VMware ESXi 5.5 host is prior to build 5230635. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - An unspecified flaw exists in memory initialization that allows an attacker on the guest to execute arbitrary code on the host. CVE-2017-4904 - An unspecified flaw...

VMware ESXi updates address critical and moderate security issues (VMSA-2017-0006) - Remote Version Check

VMware ESXi updates address critical and moderate security issues. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only if description...

VMware ESXi updates address critical and moderate security issues (VMSA-2017-0006)

VMware ESXi updates address critical and moderate security issues. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

ESXi 6.0 U1 < Build 5251621 / 6.0 U2 < Build 5251623 / 6.0 U3 < Build 5224934 Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2017-0006) (remote check)

The version of the remote VMware ESXi 6.0 host is 6.0 U1 prior to build 5251621, 6.0 U2 prior to build 5251623, or 6.0 U3 prior to build 5224934. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - A stack memory initialization flaw exists that allows an attacker on the guest to execute...

VMSA-2017-0006 : VMware ESXi, Workstation and Fusion updates address critical and moderate security issues

a. ESXi, Workstation, Fusion SVGA memory corruption ESXi, Workstation, Fusion have a heap buffer overflow and uninitialized stack memory usage in SVGA. These issues may allow a guest to execute code on the host. VMware would like to thank ZDI and Team 360 Security from Qihoo for reporting these...

VMware Patches Pwn2Own VM Escape Vulnerabilities

VMware on Tuesday patched a series of vulnerabilities uncovered earlier this month at Pwn2Own. The flaws enabled an attacker to execute code on a workstation and carry out a virtual machine escape to attack a host server. Monty Ijzerman, manager of the company’s Security Response Center, confirme...

VMware Releases Security Updates

VMware has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion. Exploitation of one of these vulnerabilities could allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system. Users and administrators are encouraged to review VMware Security Advisory...