CVE-2011-3868: vmware fusion

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2011-3868 is a high (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in vmware fusion. EPSS estimates a 5.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 07-10-2011
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Buffer overflow in VMware Workstation 7.x before 7.1.5, VMware Player 3.x before 3.1.5, VMware Fusion 3.1.x before 3.1.3, and VMware AMS allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted UDF filesystem in an ISO image.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.