01 Record
CVE-2017-4949
VMware Workstation and Fusion contain a use-after-free vulnerability in VMware NAT service when IPv6 mode is enabled. This issue may allow a guest to execute code on the host. Note: IPv6 mode for
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: vmware
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
VMware Workstation and Fusion contain a use-after-free vulnerability in VMware NAT service when IPv6 mode is enabled. This issue may allow a guest to execute code on the host. Note: IPv6 mode for
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.37% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 30.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.0 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2018-01-11 14:00Z8 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-09-16 22:46Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2016-12-26
- Assigning CNA
- vmware
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-416Use After FreeVariant
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- edae2f12d20dbb2ce6a2819b5c2c7688331b163d0c87148435ec86f3c36842cd
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.securitytracker.com1040161http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040161
- www.securityfocus.com102489http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102489
- www.vmware.comhttps://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0005.html