# CVE-2010-1138: Information disclosure in n/a

> Remote attackers can read sensitive host memory by sending crafted network packets to VMware virtual machines, exposing host data.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Apr 2010
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vg5m-v3m5-vjcf

## What is CVE-2010-1138?

CVE-2010-1138 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vmware Fusion, published on 12 Apr 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1138?

It affects 5 products.


Products: Vmware Ace, Vmware Fusion, Vmware Player, Vmware Server, Vmware Workstation.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-1138?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-1138 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2010-1138 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1138 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Fusion

- [CVE-2009-3732](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-3732/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-3691](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3691/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-3692](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3692/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-3693](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3693/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-3694](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3694/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-1138 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-1138 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vmware Fusion, published on 12 Apr 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1138 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Vmware Fusion. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1138/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1138/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-1138
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1138
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-1138

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1138/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.