CVE-2017-4915

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.

Affected

VMware · Workstation Pro/Player

CVSS v3.0 NVD

7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 NVD

7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

5.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 93rd percentile

Published

2017-05-22

Updated

2024-08-05

Metasploit modules (1)

• rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/local/vmware_alsa_config.rb

ExploitDB entries (2)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42045
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47171

Security advisories

• https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0009.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98566

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry