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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND
OR cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2017-05-22 14:29

Updated : 2024-02-28 15:44


NVD link : CVE-2017-4915

Mitre link : CVE-2017-4915

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-4915


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Products Affected

vmware

  • workstation_pro
  • workstation_player

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-863

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