CVE-2008-2098

N/A Unknown
Published: June 02, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30476
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492831/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020148
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0008.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1707/references
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42753
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/30476
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492831/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020148
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0008.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1707/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42753
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

14 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
27th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

vmware

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