CVEs-PoC/2017/CVE-2017-4916.md

### [CVE-2017-4916](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-4916)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=Workstation%20Pro%2FPlayer&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=All%2012.x%20versions%20prior%20to%20version%2012.5.6%20&color=brightgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=NULL%20pointer%20dereference&color=brightgreen)

### Description

VMware Workstation Pro/Player contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability that exists in the vstor2 driver. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow host users with normal user privileges to trigger a denial-of-service in a Windows host machine.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42140/

#### Github
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon