CVE-2017-4898
First published: Wed Jun 07 2017(Updated: )
VMware Workstation Pro/Player 12.x before 12.5.3 contains a DLL loading vulnerability that occurs due to the "vmware-vmx" process loading DLLs from a path defined in the local environment-variable. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow normal users to escalate privileges to System in the host machine where VMware Workstation is installed.
Credit: security@vmware.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| VMware Workstation Player | =12.0.0 | |
| VMware Workstation Player | =12.0.1 | |
| VMware Workstation Player | =12.1.0 | |
| VMware Workstation Player | =12.5.0 | |
| VMware Workstation Player | =12.5.1 | |
| VMware Workstation Player | =12.5.2 | |
| VMware Workstation Pro | =12.0.0 | |
| VMware Workstation Pro | =12.0.1 | |
| VMware Workstation Pro | =12.1.0 | |
| VMware Workstation Pro | =12.5.0 | |
| VMware Workstation Pro | =12.5.1 | |
| VMware Workstation Pro | =12.5.2 |
Never miss a vulnerability like this again
Sign up to SecAlerts for real-time vulnerability data matched to your software, aggregated from hundreds of sources.
Reference Links
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2017-4898?
CVE-2017-4898 is classified as a privilege escalation vulnerability.
How do I fix CVE-2017-4898?
To fix CVE-2017-4898, you should upgrade VMware Workstation Pro/Player to version 12.5.3 or later.
Who is affected by CVE-2017-4898?
CVE-2017-4898 affects users of VMware Workstation Pro/Player versions 12.x prior to 12.5.3.
What could an attacker achieve by exploiting CVE-2017-4898?
Exploitation of CVE-2017-4898 may allow a normal user to escalate privileges to System level.
How does CVE-2017-4898 occur in VMware Workstation Pro/Player?
CVE-2017-4898 occurs due to the 'vmware-vmx' process loading DLLs from a path defined in the local environment-variable.
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/references
- agent/tags
- agent/severity
- agent/author
- agent/type
- agent/description
- agent/event
- agent/remedy
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/first-publish-date
- vendor/vmware
- canonical/vmware workstation player
- version/vmware workstation player/12.0.0
- version/vmware workstation player/12.0.1
- version/vmware workstation player/12.1.0
- version/vmware workstation player/12.5.0
- version/vmware workstation player/12.5.1
- version/vmware workstation player/12.5.2
- canonical/vmware workstation pro
- version/vmware workstation pro/12.0.0
- version/vmware workstation pro/12.0.1
- version/vmware workstation pro/12.1.0
- version/vmware workstation pro/12.5.0
- version/vmware workstation pro/12.5.1
- version/vmware workstation pro/12.5.2