CVE-2017-7642

Public Exploit

Description

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.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.37%
Third-Party Advisory seclists.org Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory rkw.io Third-Party Advisory exploit-db.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/29 mailing list exploit third party advisory
https://github.com/hashicorp/vagrant-plugin-changelog/blob/master/vagrant-vmware-changelog.md third party advisory release notes
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42334/ exploit vdb entry third party advisory
https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve20177642-local-root-privesc-in-hashicorp-vagrantvmwarefusion--4020.html third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-7642?
CVE-2017-7642 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-7642?
To fix CVE-2017-7642, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-7642 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-7642 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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