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CVE-2017-7642
The sudo helper in the HashiCorp Vagrant VMware Fusion plugin (aka vagrant-vmware-fusion) before 4.0.21 allows local users to gain root privileges by leveragin…
Public exploit code
Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.
- Hashicorp vagrant-vmware-fusion < 4.0.20 - Local Privilege Escalation2017-07-18 · local · macos
Impact
The sudo helper in the HashiCorp Vagrant VMware Fusion plugin (aka vagrant-vmware-fusion) before 4.0.21 allows local users to gain root privileges by leveraging failure to verify the path to the encoded ruby script or scrub the PATH variable.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Hashicorp | Vagrant Vmware Fusion | through 4.0.20 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/29
- https://github.com/hashicorp/vagrant-plugin-changelog/blob/master/vagrant-vmware-changelog.md
- https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve20177642-local-root-privesc-in-hashicorp-vagrantvmwarefusion--4020.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42334/
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/29
- https://github.com/hashicorp/vagrant-plugin-changelog/blob/master/vagrant-vmware-changelog.md
- https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve20177642-local-root-privesc-in-hashicorp-vagrantvmwarefusion--4020.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42334/