Hashicorp vagrant-vmware-fusion up to 4.0.23 sudo Helper Script 7pk security

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Hashicorp vagrant-vmware-fusion up to 4.0.23. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component sudo Helper Script. The manipulation leads to 7pk security. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-11741. An attack has to be approached locally. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Hashicorp vagrant-vmware-fusion up to 4.0.23 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component sudo Helper Script. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a 7pk security vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-254. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

HashiCorp Vagrant VMware Fusion plugin (aka vagrant-vmware-fusion) before 4.0.24 uses weak permissions for the sudo helper scripts, allows local users to execute arbitrary code with root privileges by overwriting one of the scripts.

The bug was discovered 08/02/2017. The weakness was shared 08/08/2017 as not defined mailinglist post (Full-Disclosure). It is possible to read the advisory at seclists.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-11741 since 07/29/2017. Attacking locally is a requirement. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1211 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available 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 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 4.0.24 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (43224). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

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Exploitinginfo

Class: 7pk security
CWE: CWE-254
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: vagrant-vmware-fusion 4.0.24

Timelineinfo

07/29/2017 🔍
08/02/2017 +4 days 🔍
08/08/2017 +6 days 🔍
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08/09/2017 +1 days 🔍
01/21/2025 +2721 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: seclists.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2017-11741 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-11741
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-104999
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 08/09/2017 10:23
Updated: 01/21/2025 00:28
Changes: 08/09/2017 10:23 (61), 11/04/2019 19:25 (4), 01/21/2025 00:28 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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