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CVE-2014-3793

Published: May 31, 2014Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
5.8CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
1.1%
Top 37.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

VMware Tools in VMware Workstation 10.x before 10.0.2, VMware Player 6.x before 6.0.2, VMware Fusion 6.x before 6.0.3, and VMware ESXi 5.0 through 5.5, when a Windows 8.1 guest OS is used, allows guest OS users to gain guest OS privileges or cause a denial of service (kernel NULL pointer dereference and guest OS crash) via unspecified vectors.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:AAC:LAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:AAccess Vector
Adjacent Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

n/an/a
fusionvmware
On-premDev Tool
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
playervmware
On-premDesktop App
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
workstationvmware
On-premDesktop App
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
esxivmware
On-prem
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
vmwarecommercialUSCloud & SaaSaka vmware inc
and 1 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

Exploit details including PoC links, Metasploit modules, and scanner templates are available after registration.

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Official Patch Available

References

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0005.html
vmware.com
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/126869/VMware-Security-Advisory-2014-0005.html
packetstormsecurity.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030310
securitytracker.com
and 5 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
May 31, 2014
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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