CVE-2017-4898
VMware Workstation Pro/Player DLL Loading Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
VMware Workstation Pro/Player 12.x before 12.5.3 contains a DLL loading vulnerability that occurs due to the "vmware-vmx" process loading DLLs from a path defined in the local environment-variable. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow normal users to escalate privileges to System in the host machine where VMware Workstation is installed.
INFO
Published Date :
June 7, 2017, 6:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 3, 2019, 12:03 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
6.0
Exploitability Score :
2.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2017-4898 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2017-4898
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2017-4898.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96772 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037979 | |
| http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0003.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Loading unsigned code into kernel in Windows 10 (64) with help of VMware Workstation Pro/Player design flaw
Assembly C++ C Objective-C Batchfile
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2017-4898 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2017-4898 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-264 NVD-CWE-noinfo -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 17, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037979 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 13, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96772 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96772 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0003.html No Types Assigned http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0003.html Patch, Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-264 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 09, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96772 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-4898 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-4898
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.05 }} 0.00%
score
0.18735
percentile