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TI-2013-01227 Aliases CVE-2013-1406GHSA-hqcr-m2wp-rwvf

The Virtual Machine Communication Interface (VMCI) implementation in vmci.sys in VMware…

Priority LOW 34CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00968 62nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 40

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.0.18997:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.0.18997VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.1.27038:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.1.27038VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.3VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.4VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.0.18997:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.0.18997 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.1.27038:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.1.27038 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.4 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
Show 30 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.3VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:view:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:view:4.0.0:u2:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0 u2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:view:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.5VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:view:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.6.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:view:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.6.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:view:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:view:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:view:5.0.0:u2:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.0 u2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:view:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:view:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:view:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0 1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0 2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:3:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0 3VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:4:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0 4VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1 1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:2:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1 2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0 1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0 2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:view:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:view:4.0.0:u2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 u2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:view:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:view:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:view:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:view:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:view:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:view:5.0.0:u2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 u2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:view:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:view:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:view:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 3 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 4 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·VMware

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-1406
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hqcr-m2wp-rwvf

References

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2014-05975 GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-025 processes trailing strings after certain malformed… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-05157 GNU Bash through 4.3 processes trailing strings after function definitions in the values… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2009-03557 Directory traversal vulnerability in VMware Server 1.x before 1.0.10 build 203137 and 2.x… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2007-00059 Integer underflow in the DHCP server in EMC VMware Workstation before 5.5.5 Build 56455… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2010-02816 The xfs implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 does not look up inode… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2007-00057 The DHCP server in EMC VMware Workstation before 5.5.5 Build 56455 and 6.x before 6.0.1… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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Sources

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