CVE-2017-16001 Information

Description

In HashiCorp Vagrant VMware Fusion plugin (aka vagrant-vmware-fusion) 5.0.1 a local attacker or malware can silently subvert the plugin update process in order to escalate to root privileges.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201716001-local-root-privesc-in-hashicorp-vagrantvmwarefusion-501.html https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43220/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8