Medium severity · published Jun 18, 2021
CVE-2021-21997
VMware Tools for Windows (11.x.y prior to 11.3.0) contains a denial-of-service vulnerability in the VM3DMP driver
5.5
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 51% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TO
Tools · Vmware
11.0.0 before 11.3.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21997
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-21997
Patch
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0011.html
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