Free and open-source vulnerability scanner
Mageni eases for you the vulnerability scanning, assessment, and management process. It is free and open-source.
Install NowAvailable for macOS, Windows, and Linux
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).