VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-4200
vm-support 0.88 in VMware Tools, as distributed with VMware Workstation through 10.0.3 and other products, uses 0644 permissions for the vm-support archive, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by extracting files from this archive.
MEDIUM 4.7EPSS 0.40%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.40%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
vm-support 0.88 in VMware Tools, as distributed with VMware Workstation through 10.0.3 and other products, uses 0644 permissions for the vm-support archive, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by extracting files from this archive.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.7 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.40% probability · 34th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- vmware/tools · vmware/vm-support · vmware/workstation
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Aug/71Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69410
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030758
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95494
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Aug/71Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69410
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030758
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95494
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.