Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2014-3790 (CCN-93497)

Assigned:2014-06-01
Published:2014-06-01
Updated:2014-06-21
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.5 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:9.0 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
7.3 High (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:U/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
6.5 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
5.3 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:U/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-264
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2014-3790

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
58823

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 107617
VMware vCenter Server Appliance Ruby vSphere Console (RVC) Unspecified Privilege Escalation

Source: CCN
Type: SCIP VulDB
Vmware vCenter Server Appliance 5.1/5.5 Ruby vSphere Console privilege escalation

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
67756

Source: CCN
Type: BID-67756
VMWare vCenter Server Appliance Ruby vSphere Console Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1030436

Source: CCN
Type: VMware Web site
vCenter Server Appliance

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-14-159/

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
vmware-vcenter-cve20143790-priv-esc(93497)

Source: CCN
Type: ZDI-14-159
VMware vCenter Server Appliance Ruby vSphere Console Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:vmware:vcenter_server_appliance:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vcenter_server_appliance:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    vmware vcenter server appliance 5.1
    vmware vcenter server appliance 5.5
    vmware vcenter server 5.1