Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2017-4898 (CCN-123047)

Assigned:2016-12-26
Published:2017-03-09
Updated:2019-10-03
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:8.8 High (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
7.7 High (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
9.3 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
8.1 High (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:6.9 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
7.2 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-noinfo
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2017-4898

Source: BID
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
96772

Source: CCN
Type: BID-96772
Multiple VMware Workstation Products CVE-2017-4898 DLL Loading Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1037979

Source: CCN
Type: VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2017-0003
VMware Workstation update addresses multiple security issues

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0003.html

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
vmware-workstation-cve20174898-priv-esc(123047)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:vmware:workstation_player:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation_player:12.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation_player:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation_player:12.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation_player:12.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation_player:12.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:vmware:workstation_player:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    vmware workstation player 12.0.0
    vmware workstation player 12.0.1
    vmware workstation player 12.1.0
    vmware workstation player 12.5.0
    vmware workstation player 12.5.1
    vmware workstation player 12.5.2
    vmware workstation pro 12.0.0
    vmware workstation pro 12.0.1
    vmware workstation pro 12.1.0
    vmware workstation pro 12.5.0
    vmware workstation pro 12.5.1
    vmware workstation pro 12.5.2
    vmware workstation player 12.1