CVE-2014-4200

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.7 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2014-08-28 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-264

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.

Affected products

VMware Tools: all versions
VMware Vm-Support: 0.88
VMware Workstation: through 10.0.3; 10.0, 10.0.1, 10.0.2

References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Aug/71
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69410
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030758
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95494
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Aug/71
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69410
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030758
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95494

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