VMware vCenter Server (6.5 prior to 6.5 U1) contains an insecure library loading issue that occurs due to the use of LD_LIBRARY_PATH variable in an unsafe manner. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow unprivileged host users to load a shared library that may lead to privilege escalation.
References
Link Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100006 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039013 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0013.html Patch Vendor Advisory
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

Published: 2017-08-01T16:00:00

Updated: 2017-08-02T09:57:01

Reserved: 2016-12-26T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2017-4921

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2017-08-01T16:29:00.227

Modified: 2019-10-03T00:03:26.223


Link: CVE-2017-4921

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cve-icon Redhat Information

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