High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published May 22, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-4915
CVE-2017-4915
Description
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.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: All 12.x versions prior to version 12.5.6
Patches
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References
4- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0009.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/98566nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038525nvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42045/nvd
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