# CVE-2014-2384: Denial of service in n/a

> Local users can cause a system crash in VMware Workstation via a crafted IOCTL call, though the vendor rated it non-exploitable.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.9 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Apr 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qwfr-2j72-wc9f

## What is CVE-2014-2384?

CVE-2014-2384 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Vmware Player, published on 15 Apr 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

vmx86.sys in VMware Workstation 10.0.1 build 1379776 and VMware Player 6.0.1 build 1379776 on Windows might allow local users to cause a denial of service (read access violation and system crash) via a crafted buffer in an IOCTL call.  NOTE: the researcher reports "Vendor rated issue as non-exploitable."

Weakness: CWE-399

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2384?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Vmware Player, Vmware Workstation.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-2384?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-2384 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-2384 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2384 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Player

- [CVE-2007-5617](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5617/): Denial of service in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2016-2077](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-2077/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2012-5458](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-5458/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 8.3)
- [CVE-2012-5459](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-5459/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.9)
- [CVE-2013-5972](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5972/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-2384 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-2384 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Vmware Player, published on 15 Apr 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2384 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Vmware Player. 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-2014-2384/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2384/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2384
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2384
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-2384

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2384/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.