CVE-2017-4946
CVSS V2 High 7.2
CVSS V3 High 7.8
Description
The VMware V4H and V4PA desktop agents (6.x before 6.5.1) contain a privilege escalation vulnerability. Successful exploitation of this issue could result in a low privileged windows user escalating their privileges to SYSTEM.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2017-4946
- Assigner
- security@vmware.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2018-01-05T14:29:10
- Last Modified Date
- 2019-10-03T00:03:26
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_operations_for_horizon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 6.0 | 6.5.1 |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_operations_for_published_applications:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 6.1.0 | 6.5.1 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- COMPLETE
- Integrity Impact
- COMPLETE
- Availability Impact
- COMPLETE
- Base Score
- 7.2
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 10
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7.8
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 1.8
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.vmware.com/us/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0003.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102441 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040136 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://gosecure.net/2018/01/10/vmware-horizon-v4h-v4pa-desktop-agent-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-cve-2017-4946/ |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-4946 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-4946 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 17:26:48 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-03 00:41:56 | 2018-01-05T14:29Z | 2018-01-05T14:29:10 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-03 00:41:56 | 2019-10-03T00:03:26 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-03 00:41:57 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |