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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.46%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.46% probability · 39th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- vmware/ace 2 · vmware/fusion · vmware/vmware player 2 · vmware/vmware workstation · vmware/workstation
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30476Vendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492831/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020148
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0008.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1707/referencesVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42753
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30476Vendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492831/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020148
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0008.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1707/referencesVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42753
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.