CVE-2017-4898
Severity Score
8.8
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
-
*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
Workstation Pro/Player versiones 12.x anteriores a 12.5.3 de VMware, contiene una vulnerabilidad de carga de DLL que ocurre debido al proceso "vmware-vmx" que carga archivos DLL desde una ruta (path) definida en la variable de entorno local. La explotación con éxito de este problema puede permitir a los usuarios normales escalar privilegios al sistema en la máquina host donde está instalada Workstation de VMware.
*Credits:
N/A
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2016-12-26 CVE Reserved
- 2017-06-07 CVE Published
- 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
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- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
CAPEC
References (3)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96772 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037979 | Vdb Entry |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0003.html | 2019-10-03 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Vmware Search vendor "Vmware" | Workstation Player Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation Player" | 12.0.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation Player" and version "12.0.0" | - |
Affected
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| Vmware Search vendor "Vmware" | Workstation Player Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation Player" | 12.0.1 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation Player" and version "12.0.1" | - |
Affected
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| Vmware Search vendor "Vmware" | Workstation Player Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation Player" | 12.1.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation Player" and version "12.1.0" | - |
Affected
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| Vmware Search vendor "Vmware" | Workstation Player Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation Player" | 12.5.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation Player" and version "12.5.0" | - |
Affected
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| Vmware Search vendor "Vmware" | Workstation Player Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation Player" | 12.5.1 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation Player" and version "12.5.1" | - |
Affected
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| Vmware Search vendor "Vmware" | Workstation Player Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation Player" | 12.5.2 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation Player" and version "12.5.2" | - |
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| Vmware Search vendor "Vmware" | Workstation Pro Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation Pro" | 12.0.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation Pro" and version "12.0.0" | - |
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| Vmware Search vendor "Vmware" | Workstation Pro Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation Pro" | 12.0.1 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation Pro" and version "12.0.1" | - |
Affected
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| Vmware Search vendor "Vmware" | Workstation Pro Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation Pro" | 12.1.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation Pro" and version "12.1.0" | - |
Affected
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| Vmware Search vendor "Vmware" | Workstation Pro Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation Pro" | 12.5.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation Pro" and version "12.5.0" | - |
Affected
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| Vmware Search vendor "Vmware" | Workstation Pro Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation Pro" | 12.5.1 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation Pro" and version "12.5.1" | - |
Affected
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| Vmware Search vendor "Vmware" | Workstation Pro Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation Pro" | 12.5.2 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation Pro" and version "12.5.2" | - |
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