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

Information

Severity

Severity

High

Family

Family

VMware Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

7.2

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

6 years ago

Modified

Modified

5 years ago

Summary

VMware ESXi, Workstation and Fusion updates address critical and moderate security issues. ESXi has a heap buffer overflow and uninitialized stack memory usage in SVGA. These issues may allow a guest to execute code on the host.

Detection Method

Detection Method

Checks for missing patches.

Solution

Solution

Apply the missing patch(es).

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)