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.
References
Link | Resource |
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http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0003.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96772 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037979 |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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Information
Published : 2017-06-07 11:29
Updated : 2019-10-02 17:03
NVD link : CVE-2017-4898
Mitre link : CVE-2017-4898
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CWE
Products Affected
vmware
- workstation_player
- workstation_pro