CVE-2008-2100

N/A Unknown
Published: June 05, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Multiple buffer overflows in VIX API 1.1.x before 1.1.4 build 93057 on VMware Workstation 5.x and 6.x, VMware Player 1.x and 2.x, VMware ACE 2.x, VMware Server 1.x, VMware Fusion 1.x, VMware ESXi 3.5, and VMware ESX 3.0.1 through 3.5 allow 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/30556
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3922
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020200
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29552
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744
Source: cve@mitre.org
Permissions Required
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42872
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5081
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5647
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30556
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3922
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020200
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29552
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Permissions Required
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42872
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5081
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5647
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

22 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.2%
36th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

vmware

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