CVE-2017-4915 Privilege escalation in Workstation Pro/Player
Unprivileged host users can escalate privileges to root on Linux hosts via insecure library loading in VMware Workstation.
- 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-2017-4915?
CVE-2017-4915 is a high-severity vulnerability in VMware Workstation Pro/Player, published on 22 May 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
VMware Workstation Pro/Player contains an insecure library loading vulnerability via ALSA sound driver configuration files. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow unprivileged host users to escalate their privileges to root in a Linux host machine.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-4915?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Vmware Workstation Player, Vmware Workstation Pro.
How do I fix CVE-2017-4915?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-4915 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-4915 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-4915 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in VMware Workstation Pro/Player
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g6g4-xjv3-4fxg.