CVE-2014-1209

{"containers": {"cna": {"affected": [{"product": "n/a", "vendor": "n/a", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "n/a"}]}], "datePublic": "2014-04-11T00:00:00.000Z", "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "VMware vSphere Client 4.0, 4.1, 5.0 before Update 3, and 5.1 before Update 2 does not properly validate updates to Client files, which allows remote attackers to trigger the downloading and execution of an arbitrary program via unspecified vectors."}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"description": "n/a", "lang": "en", "type": "text"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"dateUpdated": "2014-04-11T19:57:00.000Z", "orgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "shortName": "mitre"}, "references": [{"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM"], "url": "http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0003.html"}], "x_legacyV4Record": {"CVE_data_meta": {"ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org", "ID": "CVE-2014-1209", "STATE": "PUBLIC"}, "affects": {"vendor": {"vendor_data": [{"product": {"product_data": [{"product_name": "n/a", "version": {"version_data": [{"version_value": "n/a"}]}}]}, "vendor_name": "n/a"}]}}, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": {"description_data": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "VMware vSphere Client 4.0, 4.1, 5.0 before Update 3, and 5.1 before Update 2 does not properly validate updates to Client files, which allows remote attackers to trigger the downloading and execution of an arbitrary program via unspecified vectors."}]}, "problemtype": {"problemtype_data": [{"description": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "n/a"}]}]}, "references": {"reference_data": [{"name": "http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0003.html", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0003.html"}]}}}, "adp": [{"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-06T09:34:40.408Z"}, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0003.html"}]}]}, "cveMetadata": {"assignerOrgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "assignerShortName": "mitre", "cveId": "CVE-2014-1209", "datePublished": "2014-04-11T19:00:00.000Z", "dateReserved": "2014-01-07T00:00:00.000Z", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-06T09:34:40.408Z", "state": "PUBLISHED"}, "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1"}

{}

{"affected": [{"affectedData": [{"product": "n/a", "vendor": "n/a", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "n/a"}]}], "source": "cve@mitre.org"}], "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "2CA62BF5-5C65-4F95-99EB-BD035C54132E", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "5A071FED-5E7E-4A46-8287-21BEE3F9A9A8", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "FD888822-0F81-416E-99E9-98566A2CE00F", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "CE0B5F76-A1B9-42CB-AB0A-FDF47894D0D3", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "VMware vSphere Client 4.0, 4.1, 5.0 before Update 3, and 5.1 before Update 2 does not properly validate updates to Client files, which allows remote attackers to trigger the downloading and execution of an arbitrary program via unspecified vectors."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "VMware vSphere Client 4.0, 4.1, 5.0 anterior a Update 3 y 5.1 anterior a Update 2 no valida debidamente actualizaciones a archivos de clientes, lo que permite a atacantes remotos provocar la descarga y ejecuci\u00f3n de un programa arbitrario a trav\u00e9s de vectores no especificados."}], "id": "CVE-2014-1209", "lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:04:32.063", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV2": [{"acInsufInfo": false, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "cvssData": {"accessComplexity": "MEDIUM", "accessVector": "NETWORK", "authentication": "NONE", "availabilityImpact": "COMPLETE", "baseScore": 9.3, "confidentialityImpact": "COMPLETE", "integrityImpact": "COMPLETE", "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C", "version": "2.0"}, "exploitabilityScore": 8.6, "impactScore": 10.0, "obtainAllPrivilege": false, "obtainOtherPrivilege": false, "obtainUserPrivilege": false, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary", "userInteractionRequired": true}]}, "published": "2014-04-11T19:55:04.493", "references": [{"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Vendor Advisory"], "url": "http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0003.html"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Vendor Advisory"], "url": "http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0003.html"}], "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-20"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}

{}

{}