Vulnerability in Vmware Workstation_player
CVE-2017-4898
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…
EPSS: 0.001 (29.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Vmware Workstation_player — versions 12.0.0, 12.0.1, 12.1.0
- Vmware Workstation_pro — versions 12.0.0, 12.0.1, 12.1.0
- Vmware Workstation Pro/player — versions 12.x prior to version 12.5.3
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@vmware.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- security@vmware.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- security@vmware.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-4898?
- CVE-2017-4898 is a high-severity vulnerability in Vmware Workstation_player. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-06-07.
- How severe is CVE-2017-4898?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-4898 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.