CVE-2017-16512 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2018-03-29

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vagrant_vmware_fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-7706	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00298.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

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

History

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Subscriptions

Hashicorp Vagrant Vmware Fusion

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2018-03-29T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T20:27:04.059Z

Reserved: 2017-11-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-16512

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-03-29T22:29:00.540

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:09:22.827

Link: CVE-2017-16512

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-362

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