CVE-2017-4943

VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) (6.5 before 6.5 U1d) contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability via the 'showlog' plugin. Successful exploitation of this issue could result in a low privileged user gaining root level privileges over the appliance base OS.
References
Link Resource
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040026 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0021.html Patch Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:b:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:c:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:d:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:e:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:f:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update1b:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update1c:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

24 Aug 2021, 10:44

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPE cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:u1b:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:u1c:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:u1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update1c:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update1b:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2017-12-20 15:29

Updated : 2024-02-04 19:29


NVD link : CVE-2017-4943

Mitre link : CVE-2017-4943

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-4943


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Products Affected

vmware

  • vcenter_server
CWE
CWE-787

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