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CVE-2010-1138

Published: Apr 12, 2010Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-200
5.0MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
2.3%
Top 18.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

The virtual networking stack in VMware Workstation 7.0 before 7.0.1 build 227600, VMware Workstation 6.5.x before 6.5.4 build 246459 on Windows, VMware Player 3.0 before 3.0.1 build 227600, VMware Player 2.5.x before 2.5.4 build 246459 on Windows, VMware ACE 2.6 before 2.6.1 build 227600 and 2.5.x before 2.5.4 build 246459, VMware Server 2.x, and VMware Fusion 3.0 before 3.0.1 build 232708 and 2.x before 2.0.7 build 246742 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from memory on the host OS by examining received network packets, related to interaction between the guest OS and the host vmware-vmx process.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:PI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-200

Affected Products

vmware
commercial·USaka vmware inc
workstationOn-premDesktop App
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
playerOn-premDesktop App
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
aceSaaS
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
server
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
fusionOn-premDev Tool
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-04/0077.html
archives.neohapsis.com
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-04/0121.html
archives.neohapsis.com
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000090.html
lists.vmware.com
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