# CVE-2010-1138: The virtual networking stack in VMware Workstation 7.0 before 7.0.1 build 227600, VMware Workstation 6.5.x before 6.5.4 build 246459 on Wind

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2010-04-12 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The virtual networking stack in VMware Workstation 7.0 before 7.0.1 build 227600, VMware Workstation 6.5.x before 6.5.4 build 246459 on Windows, VMware Player 3.0 before 3.0.1 build 227600, VMware Player 2.5.x before 2.5.4 build 246459 on Windows, VMware ACE 2.6 before 2.6.1 build 227600 and 2.5.x before 2.5.4 build 246459, VMware Server 2.x, and VMware Fusion 3.0 before 3.0.1 build 232708 and 2.x before 2.0.7 build 246742 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from memory on the host OS by examining received network packets, related to interaction between the guest OS and the host vmware-vmx process.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39206
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000090.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39203
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-04/0077.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023836
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39395
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0007.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39215
- http://osvdb.org/63607
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-04/0121.html

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