CVE-2008-0923
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-22
Path Traversal
Publication date:
26/02/2008
Last modified:
15/10/2018
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the Shared Folders feature for VMWare ACE 1.0.2 and 2.0.2, Player 1.0.4 and 2.0.2, and Workstation 5.5.4 and 6.0.2 allows guest OS users to read and write arbitrary files on the host OS via a multibyte string that produces a wide character string containing .. (dot dot) sequences, which bypasses the protection mechanism, as demonstrated using a "%c0%2e%c0%2e" string.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
6.90
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
CPE | From | Up to |
---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.1_build_19317:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.3_build_34685:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1004034
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-February/060457.html
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000008.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29117
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3700
- http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2129
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488725/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489739/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27944
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28276
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019493=
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0005.html
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html
- http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html
- http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0679
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0905/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40837