What is the CVSS score of CVE-2014-1208?

CVE-2014-1208 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 3.3 (Low). CVSS vector: AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.2%.

Workstation CVE-2014-1208

LOW

2014-01-17 cve@mitre.org

Denial Of Service VMware ESXi Fusion Workstation Esx Player

3.3

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

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Vulnerability Assessment

Impact	CVSS score of 3.3 (LOW). Attack characteristics: adjacent network attack vector, low complexity. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.23%.
Exploit ScenarioDerived	Successful exploitation could compromise the low-severity affected system.

Monitor Track and reassess. Why: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9).

No patch listed yet 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

VMware Workstation 9.x before 9.0.1, VMware Player 5.x before 5.0.1, VMware Fusion 5.x before 5.0.1, VMware ESXi 4.0 through 5.1, and VMware ESX 4.0 and 4.1 allow guest OS users to cause a denial of. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.3), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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VMware Workstation 9.x before 9.0.1, VMware Player 5.x before 5.0.1, VMware Fusion 5.x before 5.0.1, VMware ESXi 4.0 through 5.1, and VMware ESX 4.0 and 4.1 allow guest OS users to cause a denial of service (VMX process disruption) by using an invalid port. Affected products include: Vmware Esxi, Vmware Fusion, Vmware Player, Vmware Workstation, Vmware Esx. Version information: before 9.0.1.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 3.3 LOW

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

Low

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

DescriptionCVE.org

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score

0.2%

Top 54% exploitable

Data Quality

3 sources

Confidence: Low

NVD

CVE.org

EPSS

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue

Severity LOW

CISA KEV No

Public POC No

EPSS 0.2%

Patch available No

Active threat No

Deciding rule

LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9)

What every action level means

Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.

Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived

Defer

Exploitation· derived

None

System Exposure· derived

Controlled

Automatable· derived

Human Impact· derived

Low

Priority Score

Low Medium High Critical

KEV: 0

EPSS: 0

CVSS: +16

PoC: 0

Weaponized: 0

Threat intel: 0

Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Denial of Service MEDIUM

Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.

Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org

cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:3:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:4:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:1:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:2:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Advisories & patches

ADVISORY http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0001.html REF http://osvdb.org/102197 REF http://secunia.com/advisories/56499 REF http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64994 REF http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029643 REF http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029644 REF https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90558

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