CVE-2017-4921 - VMware vCenter Server (6.5 prior to 6.5 U1) contains an insecure library loading issue that occurs d

CVE-2017-4921

Summary

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

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100006
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039013
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0013.html

Vulnerable Configurations

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS

Base:	6.5 (as of 03-10-2019 - 00:03)
Impact:
Exploitability:

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

CAPEC

Access

Vector	Complexity	Authentication
NETWORK	LOW	SINGLE

Impact

Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability
PARTIAL	PARTIAL	PARTIAL

cvss-vector via4

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

refmap via4

bid	100006
confirm	https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0013.html
sectrack	1039013

Last major update

03-10-2019 - 00:03

Published

01-08-2017 - 16:29

Last modified

03-10-2019 - 00:03