CVE-2008-2099 describes an unspecified vulnerability within the VMCI component of VMware Workstation 6.0.4, Player 2.0.4, and ACE 2.0.2 and earlier versions running on Windows. This flaw allows a malicious guest operating system user to execute arbitrary code on the underlying host operating system. With a CVSS score of 6.9, this vulnerability is considered medium severity, requiring local access and moderate attack complexity, but leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the host. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace_2:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace_2:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player_2:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player_2:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player_2:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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