PT-2017-16199 · Vmware+1 · Vmware Workstation+2

Published 2017-05-22 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-4915

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions VMware Workstation Pro/Player (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to an insecure library loading vulnerability via ALSA sound driver configuration files. This could allow unprivileged host users to escalate their privileges to root in a Linux host machine.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Incorrect Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-863

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-4915

Affected Products

Alsa

Vmware Workstation

Vmware Workstation Player

References · 10

• 🔥 https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/local/vmware_alsa_config.rb · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/42045 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/43449 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/47171 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-4915 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-4915 · Vendor Advisory
• https://vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0009.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/98566 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1038525 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-4915 · Note