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.
References
Link | Resource |
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98566 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038525 | |
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42045/ | |
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0009.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: vmware
Published: 2017-05-22T14:00:00
Updated: 2017-08-12T09:57:01
Reserved: 2016-12-26T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2017-4915
JSON object: View
NVD Information
Status : Modified
Published: 2017-05-22T14:29:00.183
Modified: 2019-10-03T00:03:26.223
Link: CVE-2017-4915
JSON object: View
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CWE