VMware Workstation 9.x < 9.0.1 VMX Process DoS (VMSA-2014-0001)

low Nessus Plugin ID 72040

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Synopsis

The remote host has a virtualization application that is affected by a denial of service vulnerability.

Description

The version of VMware Workstation installed on the remote host is version 9.x prior to 9.0.1. It is, therefore, reportedly affected by a denial of service vulnerability due to an issue with handling invalid ports that could allow a guest user to crash the VMX process.

Solution

Upgrade to VMware Workstation 9.0.1 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 72040

File Name: vmware_workstation_dos_vmsa_2014_0001.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 1/20/2014

Updated: 3/27/2024

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.3

Temporal Score: 2.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-1208

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:vmware:workstation

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, Host/VMware Workstation/Version, VMware/Workstation/Path

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/6/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/16/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-1208

BID: 64994

VMSA: 2014-0001

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