CVE-2008-2100 describes multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities within the VIX API 1.1.x (before 1.1.4 build 93057), impacting various VMware products including Workstation, Player, ACE, Server, Fusion, ESXi, and ESX. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.2, indicating high severity, as it allows guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS with low attack complexity and no authentication required. Despite its potential impact, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 1.0, <= 1.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.0, <= 2.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx_server:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esxi:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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