CVE-2014-1209 (GCVE-0-2014-1209)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-04-11 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 09:34
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-20… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Date Public
2014-04-11 00:00
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