CVE-2013-1406
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CVE-2013-1406 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. The Virtual Machine Communication Interface (VMCI) implementation in vmci.sys in VMware Workstation 8.x before 8.0.5 and 9.x before 9.0.1 on Windows, VMware Fusion 4.1 before 4.1.4 and 5.0 before 5.0.2, VMware View 4.x before 4.6.2 and 5.x before 5.1.2 on Windows, VMware ESXi 4.0 through 5.1, and VMware ESX 4.0 and 4.1 does not properly restrict memory allocation by control code, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.. EPSS estimates a 0.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The Virtual Machine Communication Interface (VMCI) implementation in vmci.sys in VMware Workstation 8.x before 8.0.5 and 9.x before 9.0.1 on Windows, VMware Fusion 4.1 before 4.1.4 and 5.0 before 5.0.2, VMware View 4.x before 4.6.2 and 5.x before 5.1.2 on Windows, VMware ESXi 4.0 through 5.1, and VMware ESX 4.0 and 4.1 does not properly restrict memory allocation by control code, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Vmware | Workstation | 8.0 |
| Vmware | Workstation | 8.0.0.18997 |
| Vmware | Workstation | 8.0.1 |
| Vmware | Workstation | 8.0.1.27038 |
| Vmware | Workstation | 8.0.2 |
| Vmware | Workstation | 8.0.3 |
| Vmware | Workstation | 8.0.4 |
| Vmware | Workstation | 9.0 |
| Vmware | Fusion | 4.1 |
| Vmware | Fusion | 4.1.1 |
| Vmware | Fusion | 4.1.2 |
| Vmware | Fusion | 4.1.3 |
| Vmware | Fusion | 5.0 |
| Vmware | Fusion | 5.0.1 |
| Vmware | View | 4.0.0 |
| Vmware | View | 4.5 |
| Vmware | View | 4.6.0 |
| Vmware | View | 4.6.1 |
| Vmware | View | 5.0 |
| Vmware | View | 5.0.0 |
| Vmware | View | 5.0.1 |
| Vmware | View | 5.1.0 |
| Vmware | View | 5.1.1 |
| Vmware | Esxi | 4.0 |
| Vmware | Esxi | 4.1 |
| Vmware | Esxi | 5.0 |
| Vmware | Esxi | 5.1 |
| Vmware | Esx | 4.0 |
| Vmware | Esx | 4.1 |
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