CVE-2017-4915
VMware Workstation Pro/Player ALSA Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
May 22, 2017, 2:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 3, 2019, 12:03 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2017-4915 has a 5 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2017-4915
vulnerability.
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products
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affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
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-2017-4915.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98566 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038525 | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42045/ | |
| https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0009.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2017-4915 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 CWE-863 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 13, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42045/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 08, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038525 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 08, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0009.html No Types Assigned https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0009.html Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98566 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98566 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CWE CWE-264 Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 25, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98566 [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-2017-4915 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-2017-4915
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.11 }} 0.00%
score
0.41686
percentile