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CVE-2014-4199 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Aug/71 CVEExploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95493 CVE
http://www.osvdb.org/110458 CVE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030758 CVE
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Aug/71 [email protected]Exploit

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
vmware tools
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
vmware vm-support
0.88

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vm-support:0.88:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
vmware workstation
<= 10.0.3
10.0
10.0.1
10.0.2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:10.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2014-4199
NVD Published Date:
Aug 28, 2014
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]