CVE-2014-4200: vmware vm-support
CVSS: 4.7v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2014-4200
Published 28-08-2014Last modified 06-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2014-4200 is a medium (CVSS 4.7) vulnerability in vmware vm-support. EPSS estimates a 0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
4.7/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)EPSS score
0.40%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1Timeline
- 28-08-2014PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
vm-support 0.88 in VMware Tools, as distributed with VMware Workstation through 10.0.3 and other products, uses 0644 permissions for the vm-support archive, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by extracting files from this archive.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionMedium 4.7Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:NSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
0.40%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
33%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.40% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.40%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (seclists.org)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Vmware2 products
- vm-support0.88
- workstation≤ 10.0.3 | 10.0 | 10.0.1 | 10.0.2
Debian1 product
- open-vm-tools< 2:9.4.6-1770165-1
2 vendors · 3 products