CVE-2017-16512

Published: Mar 29, 2018Modified: Nov 21, 2024

7.8

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

The vagrant update process in Hashicorp vagrant-vmware-fusion 5.0.2 through 5.0.4 allows local users to steal root privileges via a crafted update request when no updates are available.

Affected (1)

Products: Hashicorp: Vagrant Vmware Fusion

Hashicorp

1 product

Vagrant Vmware Fusion

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Hashicorp Vagrant Vmware Fusion	From 5.0.2 to 5.0.4

Related CWEs

CWE-362

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence 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 that is operating concurrently.

References (2)

https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201716512-hashicorp-vagrantvmwarefusion-v502504-local-root.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitThird Party Advisory

https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201716512-hashicorp-vagrantvmwarefusion-v502504-local-root.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

ExploitThird Party Advisory

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