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

Severity

Analysis Summary

CVE-2021-21997

Impact

Affected Vendors

Affected Products

Remediation

Security Operations Centers across the region

Saudi Arabia

UAE

Oman

Pakistan