Hashicorp Vagrant VMware Fusion Plugin 5.0.1 Plugin Update Process access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Hashicorp Vagrant VMware Fusion Plugin 5.0.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Plugin Update Process. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-16001. The attack needs to be approached locally. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Hashicorp Vagrant VMware Fusion Plugin 5.0.1. Affected is some unknown processing of the component Plugin Update Process. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 11/03/2017. The weakness was shared 11/06/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at m4.rkw.io. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-16001 since 10/29/2017. The attack needs to be approached locally. Required for exploitation is a authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (43220). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Productinfo

Vendor

Hashicorp

Name

Vagrant VMware Fusion Plugin

Version

5.0.1

License

open-source

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CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.1
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/29/2017 🔍
11/03/2017 +5 days 🔍
11/06/2017 +3 days 🔍
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11/07/2017 +1 days 🔍
01/21/2025 +2632 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: m4.rkw.io
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-16001 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-16001
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-109164
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 11/07/2017 08:04 AM
Updated: 01/21/2025 11:27 AM
Changes: 11/07/2017 08:04 AM (58), 12/04/2019 05:21 PM (4), 01/21/2025 11:27 AM (18)
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