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CVE-2008-2098

Heap-based buffer overflow in the VMware Host Guest File System (HGFS) in VMware Workstation 6 before 6.0.4 build 93057, VMware Player 2 before 2.0.4 build 93057, VMware ACE 2 before 2.0.2 build 93057, and VMware Fusion before 1.1.2 build 87978, when folder sharing is used, allows guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS via unspecified vectors.

Published

2008-06-02T21:30:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-119
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application vmware ace_2 2.0 Yes
Application vmware ace_2 2.01 Yes
Application vmware fusion 1.1 Yes
Application vmware fusion 1.1.1 Yes
Application vmware vmware_player_2 2.0 Yes
Application vmware vmware_player_2 2.01 Yes
Application vmware vmware_player_2 2.02 Yes
Application vmware vmware_player_2 2.03 Yes
Application vmware vmware_workstation 6.0.1 Yes
Application vmware vmware_workstation 6.0.2 Yes
Application vmware vmware_workstation 6.03 Yes
Application vmware workstation 6.0 Yes
References