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cveVmwareCVE-2017-4898
HistoryJun 07, 2017 - 6:29 p.m.

CVE-2017-4898

2017-06-0718:29:00
vmware
web.nvd.nist.gov
43
vmware
workstation
pro
player
12.x
12.5.3
dll loading
vulnerability
escalation of privileges
cve-2017-4898
nvd

CVSS2

6.9

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS3

8.8

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

AI Score

6.8

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

20.8%

VMware Workstation Pro/Player 12.x before 12.5.3 contains a DLL loading vulnerability that occurs due to the “vmware-vmx” process loading DLLs from a path defined in the local environment-variable. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow normal users to escalate privileges to System in the host machine where VMware Workstation is installed.

Affected configurations

Nvd
Node
vmwareworkstation_playerMatch12.0.0
OR
vmwareworkstation_playerMatch12.0.1
OR
vmwareworkstation_playerMatch12.1.0
OR
vmwareworkstation_playerMatch12.5.0
OR
vmwareworkstation_playerMatch12.5.1
OR
vmwareworkstation_playerMatch12.5.2
OR
vmwareworkstation_proMatch12.0.0
OR
vmwareworkstation_proMatch12.0.1
OR
vmwareworkstation_proMatch12.1.0
OR
vmwareworkstation_proMatch12.5.0
OR
vmwareworkstation_proMatch12.5.1
OR
vmwareworkstation_proMatch12.5.2
VendorProductVersionCPE
vmwareworkstation_player12.0.0cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmwareworkstation_player12.0.1cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmwareworkstation_player12.1.0cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmwareworkstation_player12.5.0cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmwareworkstation_player12.5.1cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmwareworkstation_player12.5.2cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmwareworkstation_pro12.0.0cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmwareworkstation_pro12.0.1cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmwareworkstation_pro12.1.0cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmwareworkstation_pro12.5.0cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CNA Affected

[
  {
    "product": "Workstation Pro/Player",
    "vendor": "VMware",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "12.x prior to version 12.5.3"
      }
    ]
  }
]

CVSS2

6.9

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS3

8.8

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

AI Score

6.8

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

20.8%