PT-2017-16204 · Vmware · Vmware Vcenter Server+1

Published 2017-08-01 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-4921

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions VMware vCenter Server versions 6.5 prior to 6.5 U1

Description The issue is related to an insecure library loading problem due to the unsafe use of the LD LIBRARY PATH variable. This could allow unprivileged host users to load a shared library, potentially leading to privilege escalation.

Recommendations For versions 6.5 prior to 6.5 U1, update to version 6.5 U1 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-4921

Affected Products

Vmware Vcenter

Vmware Vcenter Server

References · 5

• https://vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0013.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-4921 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-4921 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/100006 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1039013 · Note