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Rewterz Threat Advisory – CVE-2021-21997 – VMware Tools for Windows

Severity

Low

Analysis Summary

CVE-2021-21997

VMware Tools for Windows is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a flaw in the VM3DMP driver. By sending a specially crafted request, a locally authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition in the Windows guest operating system.

Impact

  • Denial of Service

Affected Vendors

VMware

Affected Products

  • VMware VMware Tools for Windows 11.0

Remediation

Refer to VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2021-0011 for the patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0011.html

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