CVE-2008-2098

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.

Published: 2008-06-02 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-2098 is rated Moderate Risk (40.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.10%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-2098

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2023-03-07 1.75% 0.10% -1.65%
2 2022-02-04 — 1.75% —

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-2098

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.9 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.4 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-2098

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-2098

vendor priority summary link
gentoo high CVE-2008-2098: 1 GLSA(s) (201209-25), 3 atom(s) (app-emulation/vmware-player, app-emulation/vmware-server, app-emulation/vmware-workstation); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-2098
ubuntu low CVE-2008-2098 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (vmware-server), 6 status rows across 6 suites (dapper, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, upstream): DNE 4, ignored 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-2098

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-2098

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vmware ace_2 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace_2:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware ace_2 2.01 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace_2:2.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware fusion 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware fusion 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vmware_player_2 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player_2:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vmware_player_2 2.01 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player_2:2.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vmware_player_2 2.02 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player_2:2.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vmware_player_2 2.03 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player_2:2.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vmware_workstation 6.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vmware_workstation 6.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vmware_workstation 6.03 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-2098

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