CVE-2017-4915

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Published May 22, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 7.8 High EPSS 5.4% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

VMware

Workstation Pro/Player

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`All 12.x versions prior to version 12.5.6`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 5.4% (5.413% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98566
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038525
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42045/
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0009.html

History

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Subscriptions

Linux Linux Kernel

Vmware Workstation Player Workstation Pro

Weaknesses

CWE-863

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 2:47 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: vmware
Published: May 22, 2017, 2:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 2:47 PM
Reserved: Dec 26, 2016, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:19 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 22, 2017, 2:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:19 AM

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