SB2017060905 - Privilege escalation in VMware Horizon View
Published: June 9, 2017 Updated: June 12, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017060905
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-4918)
CWE-ID: CWE-77 - Command injection
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on a targeted system.
The weakness exists due to improper security restrictions imposed by the service startup script of the affected software. A local attacker can execute arbitrary commands and gain root-privileged access to the Mac OSX system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in full control over the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.