Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 26, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-0923
CVE-2008-0923
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the Shared Folders feature for VMWare ACE 1.0.2 and 2.0.2, Player 1.0.4 and 2.0.2, and Workstation 5.5.4 and 6.0.2 allows guest OS users to read and write arbitrary files on the host OS via a multibyte string that produces a wide character string containing .. (dot dot) sequences, which bypasses the protection mechanism, as demonstrated using a "%c0%2e%c0%2e" string.
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Affected products
18cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.1_build_19317:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 1.0.4, 2.0.2
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.3_build_34685:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 5.5.4, 6.0.2
Patches
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References
20- kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.donvd
- lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-February/060457.htmlnvd
- lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000008.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/29117nvd
- securityreason.com/securityalert/3700nvd
- www.coresecurity.comnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488725/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489739/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/27944nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/28276nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0005.htmlnvd
- www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.htmlnvd
- www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.htmlnvd
- www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.htmlnvd
- www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.htmlnvd
- www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.htmlnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0679nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0905/referencesnvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40837nvd
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