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CVE-2017-4915
Published: May 22, 2017
Modified: Aug 5, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
VMware | Workstation Pro/Player | affected All 12.x versions prior to version 12.5.6 |
References
98566
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0009.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
1038525
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
42045
exploit
x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
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