CVE-2017-15884: hashicorp vagrant_vmware_fusion Race Condition

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-15884 is a high (CVSS 7.0) Race Condition vulnerability in hashicorp vagrant_vmware_fusion. EPSS estimates a 0.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Timeline

1. 31-10-2017
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In HashiCorp Vagrant VMware Fusion plugin (aka vagrant-vmware-fusion) 5.0.0, a local attacker or malware can silently subvert the plugin update process in order to escalate to root privileges.

• CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.