7.2
HIGH
CVE-2008-2100
VMware VIX API Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

June 5, 2008, 8:32 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 14, 2019, 11:29 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-2100 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Vmware esxi
2 Vmware player
3 Vmware server
4 Vmware workstation
5 Vmware fusion
6 Vmware ace
7 Vmware esx
8 Vmware esx_server
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2008-2100.

URL Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/30556 Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml Third Party Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3922 Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020200 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29552 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744 Permissions Required
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42872 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5081 Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5647 Third Party Advisory

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 14, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/30556 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/30556 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml No Types Assigned http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3922 No Types Assigned http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3922 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://securitytracker.com/id?1020200 No Types Assigned http://securitytracker.com/id?1020200 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29552 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29552 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html No Types Assigned http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744 Permissions Required
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42872 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42872 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5081 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5081 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5647 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5647 Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.3_build_54075:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.0.5 *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:ace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.0.3 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx_server:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx_server:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx_server:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx_server:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esxi:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.1.1 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.0.6 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.0.3 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.1_build_29996:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.4_build_56528:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.0.5 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *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:vmware_workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 6.0.3 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.0.0_build_13124:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.0_build_13124:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.1_build_19175:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.3_build_34685:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.3_build_42958:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.4_build_44386:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.5_build_56455:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0.1_build_55017:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.0 up to (including) 1.0.5 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.0 up to (including) 2.0.3 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx_server:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esxi:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.1.1 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.0.0 up to (including) 1.0.6 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.0 up to (including) 2.0.3 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.0.5 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.5 up to (including) 5.5.6 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.0 up to (including) 6.0.3 *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx_server:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx_server:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx_server:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5647 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5081 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5647 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5081 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/42872 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42872 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 06, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.10 }} 0.00%

score

0.40913

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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