CVE-2014-4199
vm-support 0.88 File Overwrite / Information Disclosure
Severity Score
6.3
*CVSS v2
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
vm-support 0.88 in VMware Tools, as distributed with VMware Workstation through 10.0.3 and other products, allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in /tmp.
vm-support 0.88 en VMware Tools, distribuido con VMware Workstation hasta 10.0.3 y otros productos, permite a usuarios locales escribir a ficheros arbitrarios a través de un ataque de enlace simbólico sobre un fichero en /tmp.
vm-support version 0.88 suffers from file overwrite and sensitive information disclosure vulnerabilities.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2014-06-17 CVE Reserved
- 2014-08-26 CVE Published
- 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-06 First Exploit
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
CAPEC
References (4)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| http://www.osvdb.org/110458 | Vdb Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030758 | Vdb Entry | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95493 | Vdb Entry |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Aug/71 | 2024-08-06 |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Vmware Search vendor "Vmware" | Tools Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Tools" | * | - |
Affected
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| Vmware Search vendor "Vmware" | Vm-support Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vm-support" | 0.88 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vm-support" and version "0.88" | - |
Affected
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| Vmware Search vendor "Vmware" | Workstation Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation" | <= 10.0.3 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation" and version " <= 10.0.3" | - |
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| Vmware Search vendor "Vmware" | Workstation Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation" | 10.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation" and version "10.0" | - |
Affected
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| 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
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| Vmware Search vendor "Vmware" | Workstation Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation" | 10.0.2 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation" and version "10.0.2" | - |
Affected
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