CVE-2017-4921

high

Description

VMware vCenter Server (6.5 prior to 6.5 U1) contains an insecure library loading issue that occurs due to the use of LD_LIBRARY_PATH variable in an unsafe manner. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow unprivileged host users to load a shared library that may lead to privilege escalation.

References

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0013.html

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039013

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100006

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-08-01

Updated: 2019-10-03

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.5

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

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

Severity: High