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CVE-2008-0923

6.9 · MEDIUM

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Shared Folders feature for VMWare ACE 1.0.2 and 2.0.2, Player 1.0.4 and 2.0.2, and Workstation 5.5.4 and 6.0.2 allows guest OS users to read and write arbit…

Published Feb 26, 2008vmwareCWE-22EPSS 0.49%

Overview

CVE-2008-0923 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting vmware ace. It was published on February 26, 2008 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.9 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.9, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Shared Folders feature for VMWare ACE 1.0.2 and 2.0.2, Player 1.0.4 and 2.0.2, and Workstation 5.5.4 and 6.0.2 allows guest OS users to read and write arbitrary files on the host OS via a multibyte string that produces a wide character string containing .. (dot dot) sequences, which bypasses the protection mechanism, as demonstrated using a "%c0%2e%c0%2e" string.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from vmware. Update ace to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

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References

Refkb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1004034Reflists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-February/060457.htmlReflists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000008.htmlRefsecunia.com/advisories/29117Refsecurityreason.com/securityalert/3700Refwww.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2129Refwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488725/100/0/threadedRefwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489739/100/0/threadedRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/27944Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/28276

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-0923?

CVE-2008-0923 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting vmware ace. It was published on February 26, 2008 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.9 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2008-0923?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.9, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2008-0923?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from vmware. Update ace to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2008-0923?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2008-0923 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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