CVE-2011-2145
Description
mount.vmhgfs in the VMware Host Guest File System (HGFS) in VMware Workstation 7.1.x before 7.1.4, VMware Player 3.1.x before 3.1.4, VMware Fusion 3.1.x before 3.1.3, VMware ESXi 3.5 through 4.1, and VMware ESX 3.0.3 through 4.1, when a Solaris or FreeBSD guest OS is used, allows guest OS users to modify arbitrary guest OS files via unspecified vectors, related to a "procedural error."
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 2:8.4.2+2011.08.21-471295-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 2:8.4.2+2011.08.21-471295-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 2:8.4.2+2011.08.21-471295-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 2:8.4.2+2011.08.21-471295-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 2:8.4.2+2011.08.21-471295-1 |
FreeBSD Fixed 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Not affected | — |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| vmware | esx | 3.0.3 | |
| vmware | esx | 3.5 | |
| vmware | esx | 4.0 | |
| vmware | esx | 4.1 | |
| vmware | esxi | 3.5 | |
| vmware | esxi | 4.0 | |
| vmware | esxi | 4.1 | |
| vmware | fusion | 3.1 | |
| vmware | fusion | 3.1.1 | |
| vmware | fusion | 3.1.2 | |
| vmware | player | 3.1 | |
| vmware | player | 3.1.1 | |
| vmware | player | 3.1.2 | |
| vmware | player | 3.1.3 | |
| vmware | workstation | 7.1.1 | |
| vmware | workstation | 7.1.2 | |
| vmware | workstation | 7.1.3 | |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44840
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44904
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48098
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025601
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0009.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67815
- https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/8711677
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2145
CWEs
CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.