Input validation error in vSphere Client - CVE-2014-1209
Published: April 11, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU41833
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-1209
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: VMware, Inc
Affected software:
vSphere Client
vSphere Client
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2014-1209
Install update from vendor's website.