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CVE-2017-4915

N/A
Published: May 22, 2017 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:19 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorWorkstation ProWorkstation Player· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Workstation Player· VMware
95%
12.0.0
linux-linux-kernel (environment)
Workstation Pro· VMware
95%
v < 12.5.612.0.0
Affected range stops below 12.5.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
linux-linux-kernel (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (4)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98566
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038525
Exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
Source: [email protected]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42045/
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0009.html

CVSS

7.2HIGH[email protected]
Confidentiality
COMPLETE
Integrity
COMPLETE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-863

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