Vulnerability CVE-2017-4945 - CERT Civis.Net

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2017-4945 (CCN-137161)

Assigned:

2016-12-26

Published:

2018-01-04

Updated:

2019-10-03

Summary:

VMware Workstation (14.x and 12.x) and Fusion (10.x and 8.x) contain a guest access control vulnerability. This issue may allow program execution via Unity on locked Windows VMs. VMware Tools must be updated to 10.2.0 for each VM to resolve CVE-2017-4945. VMware Tools 10.2.0 is consumed by Workstation 14.1.0 and Fusion 10.1.0 by default.

CVSS v3 Severity:

5.5 Medium (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)
4.8 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/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): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): High Availibility (A): None

4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
3.5 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/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): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): Low Availibility (A): None

CVSS v2 Severity:

2.1 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): Low Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): Partial Availibility (A): None

2.1 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): Low Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): Partial Availibility (A): None

Vulnerability Type:

Vulnerability Consequences:

Bypass Security

References:

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2017-4945

Source: BID
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
102441

Source: CCN
Type: BID-102441
Multiple VMware Products Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

Source: SECTRACK
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
1040109

Source: SECTRACK
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
1040136

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
vmware-fusion-cve20174945-sec-bypass(137161)

Source: CCN
Type: VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2018-0003
vRealize Operations for Horizon, vRealize Operations for Published Applications, Workstation, Horizon View Client and Tools updates resolve multiple security vulnerabilities

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://www.vmware.com/us/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0003.html

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration 1:

cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:12.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:12.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:12.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:12.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:12.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:12.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:12.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:12.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:12.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:12.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:12.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2:

cpe:/a:vmware:fusion:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:fusion:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:fusion:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:fusion:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:fusion:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:fusion:8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:fusion:8.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:fusion:8.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:fusion:8.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:fusion:8.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:fusion:8.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:fusion:8.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:fusion:8.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:fusion:8.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:fusion:8.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:fusion:8.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:fusion:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:fusion:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:fusion:10.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:fusion:10.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

AND

cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration CCN 1:

cpe:/a:vmware:fusion:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Denotes that component is vulnerable