6.4
MEDIUM
CVE-2014-8370
VMware Host Privilege Escalation and DOS Vulnerability
Description

VMware Workstation 10.x before 10.0.5, VMware Player 6.x before 6.0.5, VMware Fusion 6.x before 6.0.5, and VMware ESXi 5.0 through 5.5 allow host OS users to gain host OS privileges or cause a denial of service (arbitrary write to a file) by modifying a configuration file.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 29, 2015, 6:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 8, 2017, 1:29 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

4.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-8370 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Vmware player
2 Vmware workstation
3 Vmware esxi
4 Vmware fusion
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2014-8370.

URL Resource
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN88252465/index.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2015-000007 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/62551
http://secunia.com/advisories/62605
http://secunia.com/advisories/62669
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72338 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031642 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031643 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2015-0001.html Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100933

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2014-8370 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-8370 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/100933 [Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100933 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 06, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.1:1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:10.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:10.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 4 OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:10.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:10.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 4 OR *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.1:1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031643 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031643 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2015-000007 Vendor Advisory http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2015-000007 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72338 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72338 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/100933 No Types Assigned http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/100933 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN88252465/index.html Vendor Advisory http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN88252465/index.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031642 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031642 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 21, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/100933
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 11, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/62605
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/62551
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72338
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031643
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031642
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/62669
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 03, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.1:1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:10.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:10.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 4 OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
    Changed Reference Type http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN88252465/index.html No Types Assigned http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN88252465/index.html Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2015-0001.html No Types Assigned http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2015-0001.html Advisory, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2015-000007 No Types Assigned http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2015-000007 Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-264
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2014-8370 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2014-8370 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.75 }} 0.02%

score

0.81322

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability