CVE-2014-8370

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.

Category

6.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.03% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory vmware.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN88252465/index.html vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031642 vdb entry third party advisory
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2015-000007 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2015-0001.html patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/62605 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72338 vdb entry third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100933 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/62551 third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031643 vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/62669 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-8370?
CVE-2014-8370 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-8370?
To fix CVE-2014-8370, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-8370 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-8370 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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