CVE-2013-1406 Details
Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
No CVSS 4.0 data is available for this CVE.
CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:
No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.
No data available for CVSS Version 2.0 on this CVE.
No SSVC data is available for this CVE.
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Weakness Enumeration
| CWE-ID | CWE Name | Source |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-20 | Improper Input Validation | [email protected] |
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| vmware workstation | 8.0 8.0.0.18997 8.0.1 8.0.1.27038 8.0.2 8.0.3 8.0.4 9.0 |
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| microsoft windows | All versions |
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| vmware fusion | 4.1 4.1.1 4.1.2 4.1.3 5.0 5.0.1 |
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| vmware view | 4.0.0 4.0.0 u2 4.5 4.6.0 4.6.1 5.0 5.0.0 5.0.0 u2 5.0.1 5.1.0 5.1.1 |
CPE
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| vmware esxi | 4.0 4.0 1 4.0 2 4.0 3 4.0 4 4.1 4.1 1 4.1 2 5.0 5.0 1 5.0 2 5.1 |
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| vmware esx | 4.0 4.1 |
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Change History
6 change records found show changes
| Date | Action | Recorded By |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2026 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Apr 29, 2026 | Status Change | [email protected] |
| Nov 21, 2024 | CVE Modified | CVE |
| May 14, 2024 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Sep 19, 2017 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Feb 12, 2013 | Initial Analysis | [email protected] |