What is CVE-2017-4943?

CVE-2017-4943 is a high-severity vulnerability in Vmware Vcenter_server, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-12-20.

How severe is CVE-2017-4943?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Vmware Vcenter_server

CVE-2017-4943

VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) (6.5 before 6.5 U1d) contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability via the 'showlog' plugin. Successful exploitation of this issue could result in a low privileged user gaining root level privil…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.000 (10.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Vmware Vcenter_server — versions 6.5
Vmware Vcenter Server Appliance (Vcsa) — versions 6.5 before 6.5 U1d

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

security@vmware.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
security@vmware.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-4943?: CVE-2017-4943 is a high-severity vulnerability in Vmware Vcenter_server, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-12-20.
How severe is CVE-2017-4943?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.