VMware Workstation Pro/Player contains an insecure library loading vulnerability via ALSA sound driver configuration files
Published May 22, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 5.41%
Description
VMware Workstation Pro/Player contains an insecure library loading vulnerability via ALSA sound driver configuration files. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow unprivileged host users to escalate their privileges to root in a Linux host machine.
Affected products
-
- Version All 12.x versions prior to version 12.5.6StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VMware | Workstation Pro/Player | n/a |
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- 12.0.0
- 12.0.0
Running on/with
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (25 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.41% (0.05413) | 92.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 5.41% (0.05413) | 92.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 6.98% (0.06980) | 93.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 5.41% (0.05413) | 92.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 6.98% (0.06980) | 93.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 5.41% (0.05413) | 92.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 6.98% (0.06980) | 93.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 5.41% (0.05413) | 92.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 6.98% (0.06980) | 93.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.41% (0.05413) | 91.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 11.56% (0.11558) | 93.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 7.65% (0.07648) | 91.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 15, 2025 | 11.56% (0.11558) | 93.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 12.91% (0.12911) | 93.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00107) | 45.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00107) | 43.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00107) | 41.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 16.27% (0.16274) | 96.12th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 16.27% (0.16274) | 92.75th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 25.84% (0.25842) | 95.62th | v1 |
| Sep 16, 2021 | 25.84% (0.25842) | 98.27th | v1 |
| Sep 15, 2021 | 4.50% (0.04504) | 84.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 14, 2021 | 4.50% (0.04504) | 84.24th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 25.84% (0.25842) | 98.30th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 25.84% (0.25842) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (4)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98566 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038525 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42045/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0009.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98566 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038525 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42045/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB | |
| https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0009.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory |
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