CVE-2013-3519

VMware Security Advisory 2013-0014

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

lgtosync.sys in VMware Workstation 9.x before 9.0.3, VMware Player 5.x before 5.0.3, VMware Fusion 5.x before 5.0.4, VMware ESXi 4.0 through 5.1, and VMware ESX 4.0 and 4.1, when a 32-bit Windows guest OS is used, allows guest OS users to gain guest OS privileges via an application that performs a crafted memory allocation.

Igtosync.sys en VMware Workstation 9.x anteriores a 9.0.3 y VMware Player 5.x anteriores a 5.0.3, VMware Fusion 5.x anteriores a 5.0.4, VMware ESXi 4.0 hasta 5.1, y VMware ESX 4.0 y 4.1, cuando se utiliza un Windows 32-bit invitado, permite a usuarios de los sistemas operativos invitados ganar privilegios del sistema operativo invitado a través de una aplicación que ejecuta una reserva de memoria manipulada.

VMware Workstation, Fusion, ESXi and ESX patches address a vulnerability in the LGTOSYNC.SYS driver which could result in a privilege escalation on older Windows-based Guest Operating Systems.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2013-05-08 CVE Reserved
2013-12-04 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2025-06-15 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2013-0014.html	2014-03-03

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Esxi Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esxi"				4.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esxi" and version "4.0"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Esxi Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esxi"				4.1 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esxi" and version "4.1"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Esxi Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esxi"				5.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esxi" and version "5.0"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Esxi Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esxi"				5.1 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esxi" and version "5.1"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Workstation Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation"				9.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation" and version "9.0"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Workstation Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation"				9.0.1 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation" and version "9.0.1"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Workstation Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation"				9.0.2 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation" and version "9.0.2"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Esx Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esx"				4.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esx" and version "4.0"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Esx Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esx"				4.1 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esx" and version "4.1"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Player Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Player"				5.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Player" and version "5.0"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Player Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Player"				5.0.1 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Player" and version "5.0.1"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Player Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Player"				5.0.2 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Player" and version "5.0.2"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Fusion Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Fusion"				5.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Fusion" and version "5.0"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Fusion Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Fusion"				5.0.1 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Fusion" and version "5.0.1"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Fusion Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Fusion"				5.0.2 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Fusion" and version "5.0.2"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Fusion Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Fusion"				5.0.3 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Fusion" and version "5.0.3"		-		Affected