Buffer overflow in VMware Ace 2
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (38.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 38.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- VMware Ace 2 — versions 2.0, 2.01
- VMware Fusion — versions 1.1, 1.1.1
- VMware Player 2 — versions 2.0, 2.01, 2.02
- VMware Workstation — versions 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.03
- VMware Workstation — versions 6.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml (vendor-advisory)
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0008.html
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42753 (vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492831/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1707/references (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/30476 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)