CVE-2017-4921

Description

VMware vCenter Server (6.5 prior to 6.5 U1) contains an insecure library loading issue that occurs due to the use of LD_LIBRARY_PATH variable in an unsafe manner. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow unprivileged host users to load a shared library that may lead to privilege escalation.

Risk Information

Base Score

8.8

MODERATE

Vector

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

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

0.834

Associated Vulnerability

Vulnerability	OS Platform
Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VMware vCenter 6.5	Windows
Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VMware vCenter Server 6.5	Windows

Patch Details

No records found

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234