CVE-2017-4898 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2017-4898 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 07/06/2017 | CVE Updated: 05/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2017
Source: vmware | Vendor: VMware | Product: Workstation Pro/Player
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2017-4898 Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

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CWE Name: DLL Hijack
Source: VMware

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).