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    CVE-2008-2100

    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.

    Published:Jun 5, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Jun 5, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.00153
    CVSS Score:7.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Ace
    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Esx
    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Esx Server
    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Esxi
    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Fusion
    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Player
    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Server
    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Workstation

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    http://secunia.com/advisories/30556
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
    http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3922
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1020200
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29552
    http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42872
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5081
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5647
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30556
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
    http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3922
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1020200
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29552
    http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42872
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5081
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5647

    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