CVE-2017-16001 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-2017-16001?
CVE-2017-16001 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Nov 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) 5.0.1, 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-2017-16001?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hashicorp Vagrant.
How do I fix CVE-2017-16001?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-16001 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-16001 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-16001 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cv7p-3h5m-xvwm.