CVE-2021-21997

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

VMware Tools para Windows (versiones 11.x.y anteriores a 11.3.0) contiene una vulnerabilidad de denegación de servicio en el controlador VM3DMP. Un actor malicioso con privilegios de usuario local en el sistema operativo invitado de Windows, donde está instalado VMware Tools, puede desencadenar un PANICO en el controlador VM3DMP conllevando a una condición de denegación de servicio en el sistema operativo invitado de Windows

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2021-01-04 CVE Reserved
2021-06-18 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0011.html	2021-06-24

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"	Tools Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Tools"	>= 11.0.0 < 11.3.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Tools" and version " >= 11.0.0 < 11.3.0"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe