CVE-2017-4915
VMware Workstation Pro/Player
HIGH 7.8
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 5.41 % · percentile 93 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- vmware
- NVD status
- Modified
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.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.0 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2017-14032
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2017-4915
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2017-AVI-161 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans VMware Workstation · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| VMware · Workstation Pro/Player | affected All 12.x versions prior to version 12.5.6 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |