CVE-2008-0923
Directory traversal vulnerability in the Shared Folders feature for VMWare ACE 1.0.2 and 2.0.2, Player 1.0.4 and 2.0.2, and Workstation 5.5.4 and 6.0.2 allows guest OS users to read and write arbitrary files on the host OS via a multibyte string that…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.49%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the Shared Folders feature for VMWare ACE 1.0.2 and 2.0.2, Player 1.0.4 and 2.0.2, and Workstation 5.5.4 and 6.0.2 allows guest OS users to read and write arbitrary files on the host OS via a multibyte string that produces a wide character string containing .. (dot dot) sequences, which bypasses the protection mechanism, as demonstrated using a "%c0%2e%c0%2e" string.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.49% probability · 40th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- vmware/ace · vmware/player · vmware/vmware player · vmware/vmware workstation · vmware/workstation
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1004034
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-February/060457.html
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000008.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29117
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3700
- http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2129
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488725/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489739/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27944
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28276
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019493
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0005.html
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html
- http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html
- http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0679
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0905/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40837
- http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1004034
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-February/060457.html
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000008.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29117
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3700
- http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2129
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488725/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489739/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27944
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28276
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.