CVE-2014-2384

VMware Workstation / Player Invalid Pointer Dereference

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

vmx86.sys in VMware Workstation 10.0.1 build 1379776 and VMware Player 6.0.1 build 1379776 on Windows might allow local users to cause a denial of service (read access violation and system crash) via a crafted buffer in an IOCTL call. NOTE: the researcher reports "Vendor rated issue as non-exploitable."

vmx86.sys en VMware Workstation 10.0.1 build 1379776 y VMware Player 6.0.1 build 1379776 en Windows podría permitir a usuarios locales causar una denegación de servicio (violación de lectura de acceso y caída de sistema) a través de un buffer manipulado en una llamada IOCTL. NOTA: el investigador informa que "el proveedor clasifico el problema como no explotable."

VMware WorkStation version 10.0.1 build-1379776 and VMware Player version 6.0.1 build-1379776 suffer from an invalid pointer dereference vulnerability.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2014-03-13 CVE Reserved
2014-04-12 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-399: Resource Management Errors

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Apr/163	Mailing List
https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2014-2384	X_refsource_misc

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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Player Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Player"				6.0.1_build_1379776 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Player" and version "6.0.1_build_1379776"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Workstation Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation"				10.0.1_build_1379776 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation" and version "10.0.1_build_1379776"		-		Affected