CVE-2013-1406 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Virtual Machine Communication Interface (VMCI) component (vmci.sys) of various VMware products, including Workstation, Fusion, View, ESXi, and ESX. This flaw stems from improper memory allocation restrictions, allowing a local attacker to gain elevated privileges. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (High), it presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, a public exploit (EDB-40164) exists, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0.0.18997CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.0.18997:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0.1.27038CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.1.27038:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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