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    CVE-2008-2098

    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.

    Published:Jun 2, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Jun 2, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.00099
    CVSS Score:6.9

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Ace 2
    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Fusion
    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Vmware Player 2
    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Vmware Workstation
    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Workstation

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High