CVE-2009-0908 Security feature bypass in n/a

Medium 6.4 Published Updated

Attackers can enable disabled shared folders in VMware ACE, bypassing security controls intended to restrict file access.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2009-0908?

CVE-2009-0908 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Apr 2009. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the ACE shared folders implementation in the VMware Host Guest File System (HGFS) shared folders feature in VMware ACE 2.5.1 and earlier allows attackers to enable a disabled shared folder.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-0908?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Vmware Ace.

How do I fix CVE-2009-0908?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-0908 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2009-0908 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-0908 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vq8r-2vvq-cr5h.

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