CVE-2017-4943
Severity Score
7.8
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) (6.5 before 6.5 U1d) contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability via the 'showlog' plugin. Successful exploitation of this issue could result in a low privileged user gaining root level privileges over the appliance base OS.
VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) (6.5 anteriores a 6.5 U1d) contiene una vulnerabilidad de escalado de privilegios locales mediante el plugin showlog. La explotación exitosa de esta vulnerabilidad podría resultar en que un usuario poco privilegiado obtenga privilegios a nivel de root en el sistema operativo base de la máquina.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
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Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
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Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
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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
- 2017-12-20 CVE Published
- 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
- 2024-09-16 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
CAPEC
References (2)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040026 | Third Party Advisory |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0021.html | 2021-08-24 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Vmware Search vendor "Vmware" | Vcenter Server Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server" | 6.5 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server" and version "6.5" | a |
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| Vmware Search vendor "Vmware" | Vcenter Server Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server" | 6.5 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server" and version "6.5" | b |
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| Vmware Search vendor "Vmware" | Vcenter Server Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server" | 6.5 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server" and version "6.5" | c |
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| Vmware Search vendor "Vmware" | Vcenter Server Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server" | 6.5 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server" and version "6.5" | d |
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| Vmware Search vendor "Vmware" | Vcenter Server Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server" | 6.5 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server" and version "6.5" | e |
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| Vmware Search vendor "Vmware" | Vcenter Server Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server" | 6.5 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server" and version "6.5" | f |
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| Vmware Search vendor "Vmware" | Vcenter Server Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server" | 6.5 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server" and version "6.5" | update1 |
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| Vmware Search vendor "Vmware" | Vcenter Server Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server" | 6.5 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server" and version "6.5" | update1b |
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| Vmware Search vendor "Vmware" | Vcenter Server Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server" | 6.5 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server" and version "6.5" | update1c |
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