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CVE-2013-1406

The Virtual Machine Communication Interface (VMCI) implementation in vmci.sys in VMware Workstation 8.x before 8.0.5 and 9.x before 9.0.1 on Windows, VMware Fusion 4.1 before 4.1.4 and 5.0 before 5.0.2, VMware View 4.x before 4.6.2 and 5.x before 5.1.2 on Windows, VMware ESXi 4.0 through 5.1, and VMware ESX 4.0 and 4.1 does not properly restrict memory allocation by control code, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Published

2013-02-11T22:55:01.413

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.2 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-20
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application vmware workstation 8.0 Yes
Application vmware workstation 8.0.0.18997 Yes
Application vmware workstation 8.0.1 Yes
Application vmware workstation 8.0.1.27038 Yes
Application vmware workstation 8.0.2 Yes
Application vmware workstation 8.0.3 Yes
Application vmware workstation 8.0.4 Yes
Application vmware workstation 9.0 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows * No
Application vmware fusion 4.1 Yes
Application vmware fusion 4.1.1 Yes
Application vmware fusion 4.1.2 Yes
Application vmware fusion 4.1.3 Yes
Application vmware fusion 5.0 Yes
Application vmware fusion 5.0.1 Yes
Application vmware view 4.0.0 Yes
Application vmware view 4.0.0 Yes
Application vmware view 4.5 Yes
Application vmware view 4.6.0 Yes
Application vmware view 4.6.1 Yes
Application vmware view 5.0 Yes
Application vmware view 5.0.0 Yes
Application vmware view 5.0.0 Yes
Application vmware view 5.0.1 Yes
Application vmware view 5.1.0 Yes
Application vmware view 5.1.1 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows * No
Operating System vmware esxi 4.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 4.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 4.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 4.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 4.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 4.1 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 4.1 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 4.1 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 5.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 5.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 5.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 5.1 Yes
Operating System vmware esx 4.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esx 4.1 Yes
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