CVE-2008-2099

Unspecified vulnerability in VMCI in VMware Workstation 6 before 6.0.4 build 93057, VMware Player 2 before 2.0.4 build 93057, and VMware ACE 2 before 2.0.2 build 93057 on Windows 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-2008-2099 is rated Low Risk (38.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.09%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-2099

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% 0.09% -1.67%
2 2022-02-04 — 1.75% —

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-2099

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-2008-2099

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-2099

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2008-2099 medium 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-2008-2099

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-2099

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vmware ace_2 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace_2:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware ace_2 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace_2:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vmware_player_2 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player_2:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vmware_player_2 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player_2:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vmware_player_2 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player_2:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vmware_player_2 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player_2:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 6.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-2099

cvelogic Threat Intelligence