CVE-2014-8370

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-8370
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-01-29 18:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionVMware Workstation 10.x before 10.0.5, VMware Player 6.x before 6.0.5, VMware Fusion 6.x before 6.0.5, and VMware ESXi 5.0 through 5.5 allow host OS users to gain host OS privileges or cause a denial of service (arbitrary write to a file) by modifying a configuration file.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.4 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Vmware Esxi 5.0 All All All
Operating System Vmware Esxi 5.0 1 All All
Operating System Vmware Esxi 5.0 2 All All
Operating System Vmware Esxi 5.1 All All All
Operating System Vmware Esxi 5.1 1 All All
Operating System Vmware Esxi 5.5 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 6.0 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 6.0.1 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 6.0.2 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 6.0.3 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 6.0.4 All All All
Application Vmware Player 6.0 All All All
Application Vmware Player 6.0.1 All All All
Application Vmware Player 6.0.2 All All All
Application Vmware Player 6.0.3 All All All
Application Vmware Player 6.0.4 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation 10.0 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation 10.0.1 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation 10.0.2 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation 10.0.3 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation 10.0.4 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
VMware Workstation/Player/Fusion Arbitrary File Write Flaw Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Multiple VMware Products CVE-2014-8370 Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
VMware ESXi Arbitrary File Write Flaw Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
VMSA-2015-0001 | United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
JVN#88252465: Arbitrary files may be overwritten in multiple VMware products af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 jvn.jp Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2015-000007 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 jvndb.jvn.jp Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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