Race condition in 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 allows guest OS users to gain privileges on the guest OS by mounting a filesystem on top of an arbitrary directory.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade open-vm-tools | Jul 30, 2024 | Jun 6, 2011 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade open-vm-toolsUpgrade vmware-guest-kmp-paeUpgrade vmware-guest-kmp-desktopUpgrade open-vm-tools-guiUpgrade libvmtools-develUpgrade vmware-guest-kmp-defaultUpgrade libvmtools0 | Dec 12, 2013 | Jun 6, 2011 |
| Vmsa 2011 0009 | — | Upgrade VMware ESX 4.1 to build number 381591Upgrade VMware ESX 3.5 to build number 391406Upgrade VMware ESX 4.0 to build number 392990Upgrade VMware ESXi 4.1 to build number 381591Upgrade VMware ESXi 4.0 to build number 392990Upgrade VMware ESXi 3.5 to build number 391406 | Jun 6, 2011 | Jun 5, 2011 |
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