Executive Summary
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | CVE-2017-4898 | First vendor Publication | 2017-06-07 |
| Vendor | Cve | Last vendor Modification | 2019-10-03 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | 8.8 | ||
| Base Score | 8.8 | Environmental Score | 8.8 |
| impact SubScore | 6 | Temporal Score | 8.8 |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | 2 | ||
| Attack Vector | Local | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | Low | User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Changed | Confidentiality Impact | High |
| Integrity Impact | High | Availability Impact | High |
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 6.9 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 10 | Attack Complexity | Medium |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 3.4 | Authentication | None Required |
| Calculate full CVSS 2.0 Vectors scores | |||
Detail
| VMware Workstation Pro/Player 12.x before 12.5.3 contains a DLL loading vulnerability that occurs due to the "vmware-vmx" process loading DLLs from a path defined in the local environment-variable. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow normal users to escalate privileges to System in the host machine where VMware Workstation is installed. |
Original Source
| Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-4898 |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2017-03-20 | Name : A virtualization application installed on the remote host is affected by mult... File : vmware_workstation_multiple_vmsa_2017_0003.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Sources (Detail)
| Source | Url |
|---|---|
| BID | http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96772 |
| CONFIRM | http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0003.html |
| SECTRACK | http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037979 |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
|---|---|
| 2021-05-04 13:01:39 |
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| 2021-04-22 02:15:11 |
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| 2020-05-23 01:00:36 |
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| 2019-10-03 09:20:23 |
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| 2017-07-17 17:22:27 |
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| 2017-06-13 21:22:39 |
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| 2017-06-09 09:23:21 |
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| 2017-06-08 00:22:54 |
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