CVE-2017-16001

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Hashicorp
Status
Vagrant
Vendor
CVE Published:
6 November 2017

Summary

In HashiCorp Vagrant VMware Fusion plugin (aka vagrant-vmware-fusion) 5.0.1, a local attacker or malware can silently subvert the plugin update process in order to escalate to root privileges.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43220/
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https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201716001-local-root-privesc-in...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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