CVE-2017-4915

high

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.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98566

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42045/

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0009.html

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038525

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-05-22

Updated: 2025-04-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.12911