Insecure DLL library loading in vCenter Server - CVE-2017-4921
Published: August 1, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7643
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-4921
CWE-ID: CWE-426
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: VMware, Inc
Affected software:
vCenter Server
vCenter Server
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure library loading flaw in the LD_LIBRARY_PATH variable. A remote attacker can trick the victim into execution of wrapper scripts from a world writable directory and gain elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-4921
Update to version 6.5 U1.