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.
References
Link | Resource |
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https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0021.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040026 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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Information
Published : 2017-12-20 07:29
Updated : 2021-08-24 03:44
NVD link : CVE-2017-4943
Mitre link : CVE-2017-4943
JSON object : View
CWE
CWE-787
Out-of-bounds Write
Products Affected
vmware
- vcenter_server