PT-2017-16225 · Vmware · Vmware Vcenter Server Appliance+1

Published 2017-12-20 · Updated 2021-08-24 · CVE-2017-4943

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 vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) versions 6.5 before 6.5 U1d

Description The issue is a local privilege escalation vulnerability via the showlog plugin. Successful exploitation could result in a low-privileged user gaining root-level privileges over the appliance base OS.

Recommendations For versions 6.5 before 6.5 U1d, update to version 6.5 U1d or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the showlog plugin until a patch is available.

Fix

LPE

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-4943

Affected Products

Vmware Vcenter

Vmware Vcenter Server Appliance

References · 5

• https://vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0021.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-4943 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-4943 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/19979 · Telegram Post
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1040026 · Note