CVE-2014-3793

VMware Security Advisory 2014-0005

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

VMware Tools in VMware Workstation 10.x before 10.0.2, VMware Player 6.x before 6.0.2, VMware Fusion 6.x before 6.0.3, and VMware ESXi 5.0 through 5.5, when a Windows 8.1 guest OS is used, allows guest OS users to gain guest OS privileges or cause a denial of service (kernel NULL pointer dereference and guest OS crash) via unspecified vectors.

VMware Tools en VMware Workstation 10.x anterior a 10.0.2, VMware Player 6.x anterior a 6.0.2, VMware Fusion 6.x anterior a 6.0.3 y VMware ESXi 5.0 hasta 5.5, cuando un sistema operativo invitado de Windows 8.1 está utilizado, permite a usuarios del sistema operativo invitado ganar privilegios del sistema operativo invitado o causar una denegación de servicio (referencia a puntero nulo de kernel y caída del sistema operativo invitado) a través de vectores no especificados.

VMware Workstation, Player, Fusion, and ESXi patches address a vulnerability in VMware Tools which could result in a privilege escalation on Microsoft Windows 8.1.2.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2014-05-20 CVE Reserved
2014-05-31 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CAPEC

References (6)

URL	Tag	Source
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/126869/VMware-Security-Advisory-2014-0005.html	X_refsource_misc
http://secunia.com/advisories/58894	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/532236/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030310	Vdb Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030311	Vdb Entry
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0005.html	X_refsource_confirm

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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"		Fusion Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Fusion"				6.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Fusion" and version "6.0"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Fusion Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Fusion"				6.0.1 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Fusion" and version "6.0.1"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Fusion Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Fusion"				6.0.2 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Fusion" and version "6.0.2"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Player Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Player"				6.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Player" and version "6.0"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Player Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Player"				6.0.1 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Player" and version "6.0.1"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Workstation Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation"				10.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation" and version "10.0"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Workstation Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation"				10.0.1 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation" and version "10.0.1"		-		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"				5.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esxi" and version "5.0"		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"		2		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"		Esxi Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esxi"				5.1 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esxi" and version "5.1"		1		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Esxi Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esxi"				5.5 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esxi" and version "5.5"		-		Affected