CVE-2017-4915

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    CVE-2017-4915

    Published: 22 May 2017Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: VMware Workstation Pro/Player contains an insecure library loading vulnerability via ALSA sound driver configuration files. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow unprivileged host users to escalate their privileges to root in a Linux host machine.

    References: , http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038525, https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42045/, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98566, https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0009.html

    Affected packages

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    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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