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.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2011-1785 | 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. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T22:37:25.792Z
Reserved: 2011-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2011-1787
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Status : Modified
Published: 2011-06-06T19:55:01.987
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2011-1787
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD