CVE-2017-4898

Summary

VMware Workstation Pro/Player 12.x before 12.5.3 contains a DLL loading vulnerability that occurs due to the "vmware-vmx" process loading DLLs from a path defined in the local environment-variable. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow normal users to escalate privileges to System in the host machine where VMware Workstation is installed.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
VMwareWorkstation Pro/Player12.x prior to version 12.5.3affected

Weaknesses

  • DLL Hijack

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

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