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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 be…

Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.9
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.5%
percentile 40%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.46% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.06.9AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Technology feeds
VMware (RSS, critical only)

References

  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • vmware.com /security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0008.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/42753 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1020148 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/492831/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2008/1707/references · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/30476 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred

Sources

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