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 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.

Published: 2010-04-12 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-1138 is rated Moderate Risk (44.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.77%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-1138

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 1.02% 0.77% -0.25%
2 2025-03-29 0.77% 1.02% +0.25%
3 2025-03-17 0.77%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-1138

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-1138

OS Trackers for CVE-2010-1138

vendor priority summary link
gentoo high CVE-2010-1138: 1 GLSA(s) (201209-25), 3 atom(s) (app-emulation/vmware-player, app-emulation/vmware-server, app-emulation/vmware-workstation); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2010-1138

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-1138

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vmware workstation 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 6.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 6.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 6.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 6.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 2.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 2.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 2.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware ace 2.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware ace 2.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware ace 2.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware ace 2.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware ace 2.6 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware server 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware server 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware server 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware fusion 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware fusion 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware fusion 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware fusion 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware fusion 2.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware fusion 2.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware fusion 2.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware fusion 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-1138

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