CVE-2014-4199 vm-support 0.88 in VMware Tools, as distributed with VMware Workstation through 10.0.3 and other products, allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in /tmp.
MediumCVSS 6.3
EPSS 0.43%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
vm-support 0.88 in VMware Tools, as distributed with VMware Workstation through 10.0.3 and other products, allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in /tmp.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/open-vm-tools(Debian:12) | < 2:9.4.6-1770165-7 | 2:9.4.6-1770165-7 |
| debian/open-vm-tools(Debian:13) | < 2:9.4.6-1770165-7 | 2:9.4.6-1770165-7 |
| debian/open-vm-tools(Debian:14) | < 2:9.4.6-1770165-7 | 2:9.4.6-1770165-7 |
| VMware tools | All versions | No fix listed |
| VMware vm-support | = 0.88 | No fix listed |
| VMware Workstation | <= 10.0.3 | No fix listed |
| VMware Workstation | = 10.0 | No fix listed |
| VMware Workstation | = 10.0.1 | No fix listed |
| VMware Workstation | = 10.0.2 | No fix listed |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2014-4199 vendor-advisory
- 20140826 VMware vm-support multiple vulnerabilities exploit mailing-list
- 110458 vdb-entry
- 1030758 vdb-entry
- vmware-support-cve20144199-dos(95493) vdb-entry
- bugs.debian.org issue-tracking