Is CVE-2017-4949 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-4949 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-4949?

CVE-2017-4949 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.0 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-4949?

CVE-2017-4949 has an EPSS score of 0.37% (29th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-4949?

Upgrade fusion to 10.1.1 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-4949

HIGH

7.0

CVSS v3

NVD

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 VMNAT is not enabled by default.

CWE-416Use After Free

How to fix

Remediation Available

fusionNVD

Affected:>= 10.0, < 10.1.1Fixed in:10.1.1CVE-2017-4949derived from NVD

workstationNVD

Affected:>= 14.0, < 14.1.1Fixed in:14.1.1CVE-2017-4949derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.37%probability of exploitation in 30 days

29thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 29% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

vmware.com

Third-Party Advisory2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-416 (Use After Free) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2019-0708	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-31166	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-5119	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	-
CVE-2010-3962	High	8.1	97%	KEV	-
CVE-2015-0313	Critical	9.8	96%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2017-9798	High	7.5	95%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.