Unscored severity · published Jun 6, 2011
CVE-2011-1787
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…
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CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 15% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ES
ESXi · VMware
3.5; 4.0; 4.1 · source: NVD
ES
Esx · Vmware
3.0.3; 3.5; 4.0; 4.1 · source: NVD
FU
Fusion · Vmware
3.1; 3.1.1; 3.1.2 · source: NVD
PL
Player · Vmware
3.1; 3.1.1; 3.1.2; 3.1.3 · source: NVD
WO
Workstation · Vmware
7.1.1; 7.1.2; 7.1.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1787
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1787
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/44840
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/44904
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48098
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025601
Patch
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0009.html
hermes.opensuse.org
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/8711677
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