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TI-2008-02018 Aliases CVE-2008-2098GHSA-2vrm-6v48-2rqp

Heap-based buffer overflow in the VMware Host Guest File System (HGFS) in VMware…

Priority LOW 31CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00462 40th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 12

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace_2:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace_2:2.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.01VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player_2:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player_2:2.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.01VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player_2:2.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.02VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player_2:2.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.03VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.2VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace_2:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace_2:2.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.01 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player_2:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player_2:2.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.01 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player_2:2.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.02 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player_2:2.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.03 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
Show 2 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.03VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.03 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·VMware

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-2098
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2vrm-6v48-2rqp

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2008-02019 Unspecified vulnerability in VMCI in VMware Workstation 6 before 6.0.4 build 93057… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.9

Sources

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