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CVE-2017-4915

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Description

VMware Workstation Pro/Player contains an insecure library loading vulnerability via ALSA sound driver configuration files. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow unprivileged host users to escalate their privileges to root in a Linux host machine.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 ScoreN/A

Published5/22/2017

Last Modified4/20/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

linux:linux_kernelvmware:workstation_playervmware:workstation_pro

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-863

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98566(security@vmware.com)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038525(security@vmware.com)

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42045/(security@vmware.com)

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0009.html(security@vmware.com)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98566(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038525(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42045/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0009.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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