CVE-2017-4915HighConfirmedExploit available
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VMware Workstation Pro/Player contains an insecure library loading vulnerability via ALSA sound driver configuration files. Successful expl…
CVSS
7.8
High
EPSS
0.05
p91
Published
2017-01-01
Updated
2017-01-01
Description
VMware Workstation Pro/Player contains an insecure library loading vulnerability via ALSA sound driver configuration files. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow unprivileged host users to escalate their privileges to root in a Linux host machine.
Tags · CWE
CWE-863
CWE-863ClassIncomplete
Incorrect Authorization
The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check.
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/863.html →Open in CWE collection →Affected products
Workstation_playerWorkstation_pro
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Timeline
2017-01-01
Published
2017-01-01
Updated
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
Attack Vector
AV: L
Local (L)
Attack Complexity
AC: L
Low (L)
Privileges Required
PR: L
Low (L)
User Interaction
UI: N
None (N)
Scope
S: U
Unchanged (U)
Confidentiality Impact
C: H
High (H)
Integrity Impact
I: H
High (H)
Availability Impact
A: H
High (H)
Exploit indicators
EPSS
0.054 · p91
Known exploited (KEV)
No
Known exploits — Сканер-ВС
42045
exploitdb · https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42045
47171
exploitdb · https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47171
Affected products
| Product | Vendor | Status |
|---|---|---|
| workstation_player | * | Tracked |
| workstation_pro | * | Tracked |
Source databases
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National Vulnerability Database
NVD is the U.S. government repository of standards-based vulnerability management data, built on top of the MITRE CVE list. Every record includes CPE applicability statements, CVSS v2 and v3.x base scores, CWE mappings and cross-references to advisories.
Region
US
Updates
15 min
License
Public Domain
Comprehensive catalog of publicly disclosed vulnerabilities with CPE matches, CVSS scoring and reference URLs. De-facto standard for cross-vendor correlation.
https://nvd.nist.gov →