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CVE-2021-21997

Medium

Description

VMware Tools for Windows (11.x.y prior to 11.3.0) contains a denial-of-service vulnerability in the VM3DMP driver. A malicious actor with local user privileges in the Windows guest operating system, where VMware Tools is installed, can trigger a PANIC in the VM3DMP driver leading to a denial-of-service condition in the Windows guest operating system.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductVmware Tools
PublishedJun 18, 2021
First seenJun 18, 2021

How to fix

Update
  • vmware tools11.3.0 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
vmware tools11.0.0 ≤ v < 11.3.011.3.0

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