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.
References
- GLSA-201209-25 vendor-advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0008.html
- vmware-hgfs-bo(42753) vdb-entry
- 1020148 vdb-entry
- 20080530 VMSA-2008-0008 Updates to VMware Workstation, VMware Player, VMware ACE, VMware Fusion resolve critical security issues mailing-list
- ADV-2008-1707 vdb-entry
- 30476 third-party-advisory