CVE-2017-4915
VMware Workstation Pro/Player contains an insecure library loading vulnerability via ALSA sound driver configuration files.
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- 2 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module
Summary
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.
Timeline
- Public exploit on Exploit-DB
EDB-42045, EDB-47171
- CVE published
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- VMware Workstation Pro/Player
All 12.x versions prior to version 12.5.6