Vulnerability Details : CVE-2017-15884
Potential exploit
In HashiCorp Vagrant VMware Fusion plugin (aka vagrant-vmware-fusion) 5.0.0, a local attacker or malware can silently subvert the plugin update process in order to escalate to root privileges.
Products affected by CVE-2017-15884
- cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vagrant_vmware_fusion:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-15884
0.06%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 25 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2017-15884
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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6.9
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MEDIUM | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
3.4
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10.0
|
NIST | |
7.0
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HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.0
|
5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2017-15884
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The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2017-15884
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https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43222/
Hashicorp vagrant-vmware-fusion 5.0.0 - Local Privilege Escalation
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https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201715884-local-root-privesc-in-hashicorp-vagrantvmwarefusion-500.html
Mark WadhamExploit;Third Party Advisory
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