CVE-2013-1406

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The Virtual Machine Communication Interface (VMCI) implementation in vmci.sys in VMware Workstation 8.x before 8.0.5 and

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.00743

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Public exploit or PoC is available
CVSS base score ≥ 7.0

Sigma rules17 YARA rules0

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Weakness Classification

CWE-20Improper Input Validation

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Affected Products & Versions

vmware workstationall versions
vmware fusionall versions
vmware viewall versions
vmware esxiall versions
vmware esxall versions

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Public Exploits & PoCs

localVMware Virtual Machine Communication Interface (VMCI) - 'vmci.sys'2013-03-06

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Sigma Hunt Rules

Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.

productmediumSuspicious Workstation Locking via Rundll32

productinformationalLocked Workstation

productcriticalHackTool - Windows Credential Editor (WCE) Execution

productcriticalWindows Credential Editor Registry

producthighOpenCanary - MSSQL Login Attempt Via Windows Authentication

producthighWindows LAPS Credential Dump From Entra ID

Show all 17 top matchesproducthighTamper Windows Defender - PSClassic
producthighTamper Windows Defender Remove-MpPreference - ScriptBlockLogging
producthighTamper Windows Defender - ScriptBlockLogging
producthighESXi Admin Permission Assigned To Account Via ESXCLI
productmediumESXi Storage Information Discovery Via ESXCLI
productmediumESXi Network Configuration Discovery Via ESXCLI
productmediumESXi VSAN Information Discovery Via ESXCLI
productmediumESXi System Information Discovery Via ESXCLI
productmediumESXi VM Kill Via ESXCLI
productmediumESXi Syslog Configuration Change Via ESXCLI
productmediumESXi VM List Discovery Via ESXCLI

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Scoring & Timeline

7.2

HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org

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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.

v2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Published to NVD11 Feb 2013 · 10:55 PM

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References & Sources

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http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2013-0002.htmlVendor Advisory

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17164

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