PT-2011-3635 · Vmware · Vmware Esxi+3

Published 2011-06-06 · Updated 2017-08-29 · CVE-2011-2146

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions VMware Workstation versions 7.1.x through 7.1.3 VMware Player versions 3.1.x through 3.1.3 VMware Fusion versions 3.1.x through 3.1.2 VMware ESXi versions 3.5 through 4.1 VMware ESX versions 3.0.3 through 4.1

Description The issue allows guest OS users to determine the existence of host OS files and directories. This is related to the mount.vmhgfs in the VMware Host Guest File System (HGFS).

Recommendations For VMware Workstation versions 7.1.x through 7.1.3, update to version 7.1.4 or later. For VMware Player versions 3.1.x through 3.1.3, update to version 3.1.4 or later. For VMware Fusion versions 3.1.x through 3.1.2, update to version 3.1.3 or later. For VMware ESXi versions 3.5 through 4.1, apply the relevant patch or update. For VMware ESX versions 3.0.3 through 4.1, apply the relevant patch or update.

Fix

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-2146

Affected Products

Vmware Esxi

Vmware Fusion

Vmware Player

Vmware Workstation

References · 12

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2011-2146 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2146 · Security Note
• http://vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0009.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/8711677 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2146 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2011-2146 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/44904 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67813 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/44840 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1025601 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/48098 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-2146 · Note