PT-2014-4014 · Vmware · Vmware Vsphere Client

Published 2014-04-11 · Updated 2014-04-14 · CVE-2014-1209

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions VMware vSphere Client versions 4.0 through 5.1 before Update 2

Description The issue is related to improper validation of updates to Client files, allowing remote attackers to trigger the downloading and execution of an arbitrary program.

Recommendations For versions 4.0 through 5.1 before Update 2, update to a version that includes the necessary security fixes, such as Update 3 for version 5.0 or Update 2 for version 5.1.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2014-1209

Affected Products

Vmware Vsphere Client

References · 3

• http://vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0003.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1209 · Security Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-1209 · Note