CVE-2008-2100

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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

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.00153

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CVSS base score ≥ 7.0

Sigma rules17 YARA rules0

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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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Affected Products & Versions

vmware ace>= 1.0 and <= 1.0.5
vmware ace>= 2.0 and <= 2.0.3
vmware esx serverall versions
vmware esxiall versions
vmware fusion<= 1.1.1
vmware player>= 1.0.0 and <= 1.0.6
vmware player>= 2.0 and <= 2.0.3
vmware server<= 1.0.5
Show all 11 affected productsvmware workstation>= 5.5 and <= 5.5.6
vmware workstation>= 6.0 and <= 6.0.3
vmware esxall versions

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Sigma Hunt Rules

Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.

producthighESXi Admin Permission Assigned To Account Via ESXCLI

productmediumESXi Storage Information Discovery Via ESXCLI

productmediumESXi Network Configuration Discovery Via ESXCLI

productmediumESXi VSAN Information Discovery Via ESXCLI

productmediumESXi System Information Discovery Via ESXCLI

productmediumESXi VM Kill Via ESXCLI

Show all 17 top matchesproductmediumESXi Syslog Configuration Change Via ESXCLI
productmediumESXi VM List Discovery Via ESXCLI
producthighUAC Bypass Using Windows Media Player - File
producthighUAC Bypass Using Windows Media Player - Process
producthighUAC Bypass Using Windows Media Player - Registry
producthighFlash Player Update from Suspicious Location
producthighPotential Server Side Template Injection In Velocity
producthighRemote Server Service Abuse for Lateral Movement
producthighRemote Server Service Abuse
producthighSuspicious Child Process Of SQL Server
producthighSuspicious Process By Web Server Process

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Scoring & Timeline

7.2

HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org

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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.

v2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Published to NVD05 Jun 2008 · 08:32 PM

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://secunia.com/advisories/30556Third Party Advisory

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xmlThird Party Advisory

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3922Third Party Advisory

http://securitytracker.com/id?1020200Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threadedThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29552Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.htmlVendor Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744Permissions Required

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42872Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5081Third Party Advisory

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5647Third Party Advisory

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