PT-2018-6345 · Vmware+1 · Vmware Fusion+1

Published 2018-03-29 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-16839

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.0

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Hashicorp vagrant-vmware-fusion version 5.0.4

Description: The issue allows local users to gain root privileges under certain conditions, specifically when VMware Fusion is not installed.

Recommendations: For Hashicorp vagrant-vmware-fusion version 5.0.4, ensure that VMware Fusion is installed to prevent the exploitation of this issue.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-16839

Affected Products

Vmware Fusion

Vagrant-Vmware-Fusion

References · 3

• 🔥 https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201716839-hashicorp-vagrantvmwarefusion-v504-local-root.html · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-16839 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16839 · Security Note