Description
VMware vCenter Server (6.5 prior to 6.5 U1) contains an insecure library loading issue that occurs due to the use of LD_LIBRARY_PATH variable in an unsafe manner. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow unprivileged host users to load a shared library that may lead to privilege escalation.
Published: 2017-08-01
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-14038 VMware vCenter Server (6.5 prior to 6.5 U1) contains an insecure library loading issue that occurs due to the use of LD_LIBRARY_PATH variable in an unsafe manner. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow unprivileged host users to load a shared library that may lead to privilege escalation.
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Vmware Vcenter Server
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T14:47:42.927Z

Reserved: 2016-12-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-4921

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Status : Modified

Published: 2017-08-01T16:29:00.227

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-4921

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