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CVE-2014-4199

vm-support 0.88 in VMware Tools, as distributed with VMware Workstation through 10.0.3 and other products, allows local

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.3 EPSS 0.00024
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
Sigma rules9 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
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Affected Products & Versions

4
vmware toolsall versions
vmware vm-supportall versions
vmware workstation<= 10.0.3
vmware workstationall versions
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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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.
productcriticalHackTool - Credential Dumping Tools Named Pipe Created
productcriticalZerologon Exploitation Using Well-known Tools
producthighOutbound RDP Connections Over Non-Standard Tools
producthighCred Dump Tools Dropped Files
producthighUAC Bypass Tools Using ComputerDefaults
producthighPotential Data Exfiltration Activity Via CommandLine Tools
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Scoring & Timeline

6.3
MEDIUM · 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:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD28 Aug 2014 · 03:14 PM
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Vendor Advisories

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usnUSN-7714-1
rhsaRHBA-2015:2246Low
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Aug/71Exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/110458
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030758
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95493
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