Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows
CVE-2008-2099
Unspecified vulnerability in VMCI in VMware Workstation 6 before 6.0.4 build 93057, VMware Player 2 before 2.0.4 build 93057, and VMware ACE 2 before 2.0.2 build 93057 on Windows 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: 0.004 (33.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 33rd percentile — 33.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows
- VMware Ace 2 — versions 2.0, 2.0.1
- VMware Player 2 — versions 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2
- VMware Workstation — versions 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3
- VMware Workstation — versions 6.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0008.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42757 (vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1707 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/29443 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492831/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/30476 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)