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CVE-2008-0923 Detail

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.


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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink Resource
http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1004034
http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1004034
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-February/060457.html
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-February/060457.html
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000008.html
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000008.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/29117
http://secunia.com/advisories/29117
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3700
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3700
http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2129
http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2129
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488725/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488725/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489739/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489739/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27944
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27944
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28276
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28276
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019493
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019493
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0005.html
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0005.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0679
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0679
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0905/references
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0905/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40837
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40837

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-0923
NVD Published Date:
02/25/2008
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE