CVE-2017-16873 : It is possible to exploit an unsanitized PATH in the suid binary that ships with

It is possible to exploit an unsanitized PATH in the suid binary that ships with vagrant-vmware-fusion 4.0.25 through 5.0.4 in order to escalate to root privileges.

Published 2018-03-29 22:29:01

Updated 2019-10-03 00:03:26

Source MITRE

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Products affected by CVE-2017-16873

Hashicorp » Vagrant Vmware Fusion
Versions from including (>=) 4.0.25 and up to, including, (<=) 5.0.4
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vagrant_vmware_fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-16873

EPSS FAQ

0.05%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 18 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2017-16873

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
7.2	HIGH	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C	3.9	10.0	NIST
Access Vector: Local Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Complete Integrity Impact: Complete Availability Impact: Complete
7.8	HIGH	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	1.8	5.9	NIST
Attack Vector: Local Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: High

References for CVE-2017-16873

https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201716873-hashicorp-vagrantvmwarefusion-v4025504-local-root.html

Mark Wadham
Exploit;Third Party Advisory

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