CVE-2011-2145

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    CVE-2011-2145

    Published: 6 Jun 2011Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: mount.vmhgfs in the VMware Host Guest File System (HGFS) in VMware Workstation 7.1.x before 7.1.4, VMware Player 3.1.x before 3.1.4, VMware Fusion 3.1.x before 3.1.3, VMware ESXi 3.5 through 4.1, and VMware ESX 3.0.3 through 4.1, when a Solaris or FreeBSD guest OS is used, allows guest OS users to modify arbitrary guest OS files via unspecified vectors, related to a "procedural error."

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/44840, http://secunia.com/advisories/44904, http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0009.html, http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0009.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48098, http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025601, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67815, https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/8711677

    Affected packages

    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