CVE-2014-3793: vmware esxi
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2014-3793 is a medium (CVSS 5.8) vulnerability in vmware esxi. EPSS estimates a 1.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 31-05-2014PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
VMware Tools in VMware Workstation 10.x before 10.0.2, VMware Player 6.x before 6.0.2, VMware Fusion 6.x before 6.0.3, and VMware ESXi 5.0 through 5.5, when a Windows 8.1 guest OS is used, allows guest OS users to gain guest OS privileges or cause a denial of service (kernel NULL pointer dereference and guest OS crash) via unspecified vectors.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
1.15%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
66%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.15% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Vmware4 products
- esxiEOL5.0 | 5.0:1 | 5.0:2 | 5.1 | 5.1:1 | 5.5
- fusion6.0 | 6.0.1 | 6.0.2
- player6.0 | 6.0.1
- workstation10.0 | 10.0.1
1 vendor · 4 products
References
6 links- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0005.htmlX Refsource CONFIRM