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CVE-2008-2098 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://secunia.com/advisories/30476 CVEVendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42753 CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492831/100/0/threaded CVE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020148 CVE

see all 14 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
vmware ace 2
2.0
2.01

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace_2:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace_2:2.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
vmware fusion
1.1
1.1.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
vmware vmware player 2
2.0
2.01
2.02
2.03

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player_2:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player_2:2.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player_2:2.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player_2:2.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
vmware vmware workstation
6.0.1
6.0.2
6.03

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
vmware workstation
6.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-2098
NVD Published Date:
Jun 2, 2008
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2008-2098 Details - Not Deferred