CVE-2011-1787

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.

Category

6.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory vmware.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/44904 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48098 vdb entry
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0009.html patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/44840 third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025601 vdb entry
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/8711677 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-1787?
CVE-2011-1787 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-1787?
To fix CVE-2011-1787, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-1787 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2011-1787 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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