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CVE-2008-2098

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Published: Jun 2, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

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6.9
Vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Exploitability: 3.4 / Impact: 10.0
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (12)

Vmware
5 products
Ace 2
Fusion
Vmware Player 2
Vmware Workstation
Workstation
Configuration A
12 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Vmware
Ace 2
Version 2.01
Ace 2
Version 2.0
Vmware
Fusion
Version 1.1.1
Fusion
Version 1.1
Vmware
Vmware Player 2
Version 2.01
Vmware Player 2
Version 2.02
Vmware Player 2
Version 2.03
Vmware Player 2
Version 2.0
Vmware
Vmware Workstation
Version 6.0.1
Vmware Workstation
Version 6.0.2
Vmware Workstation
Version 6.03
Workstation
Version 6.0

Related CWEs

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (14)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
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Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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