CVE-2017-15884 Race condition in n/a
A local attacker can exploit a race condition in the Vagrant VMware Fusion plugin update process to escalate privileges to root.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-15884?
CVE-2017-15884 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Oct 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In HashiCorp Vagrant VMware Fusion plugin (aka vagrant-vmware-fusion) 5.0.0, a local attacker or malware can silently subvert the plugin update process in order to escalate to root privileges.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15884?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hashicorp Vagrant Vmware Fusion.
How do I fix CVE-2017-15884?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-15884 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-15884 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-15884 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fpqq-fq3j-62hx.