CVE-2014-3790

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Published Jun 1, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 9.0 Critical EPSS 2.4% KEV · Not listed

Description

Ruby vSphere Console (RVC) in VMware vCenter Server Appliance allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands as root by escaping from a chroot jail.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server_appliance:5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server_appliance:5.5:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2014-3729	Ruby vSphere Console (RVC) in VMware vCenter Server Appliance allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands as root by escaping from a chroot jail.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.4% (2.351% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/58823
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67756
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030436
http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-14-159/

History

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Subscriptions

Vmware Vcenter Server Appliance

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 10:57 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jun 1, 2014, 1:00 AM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 10:57 AM
Reserved: May 19, 2014, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:08 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 1, 2014, 4:29 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:08 AM

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