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
Published Feb 11, 2013
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.97%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 8.0
- 8.0.0.18997
- 8.0.1
- 8.0.1.27038
- 8.0.2
- 8.0.3
- 8.0.4
- 9.0
Configuration 2
Configuration 3
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.0
- 4.5
- 4.6.0
- 4.6.1
- 5.0
- 5.0.0
- 5.0.0
- 5.0.1
- 5.1.0
- 5.1.1
Configuration 4
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.97% (0.00968) | 60.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.97% (0.00968) | 57.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.28% (0.00281) | 49.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 28.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 26.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 24.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.82% (0.01819) | 77.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jan 25, 2023 | 1.82% (0.01819) | 76.51th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.83% (0.01832) | 75.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.83% (0.01832) | 54.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (2)
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2013-0002.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17164 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2013-0002.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17164 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
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