CVE-2011-1681
vmware-hgfsmounter in VMware Open Virtual Machine Tools (aka open-vm-tools) 8.4.2-261024 and earlier attempts to append to the /etc/mtab file without first checking whether resource limits would
02 Description
vmware-hgfsmounter in VMware Open Virtual Machine Tools (aka open-vm-tools) 8.4.2-261024 and earlier attempts to append to the /etc/mtab file without first checking whether resource limits would
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.44% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 38.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2011-04-10 01:29Z15 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 22:37Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2011-04-09
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- a98a97a8a6ad9a23f4bbf9882518849ac5e1ff25070d9802d32c3e1f0dca392e
05 Affected products
06 References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comvmware-vmwarehgfsmounter-sec-bypass(66699)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66699
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20110314 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZEhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/5
- secunia.com44904http://secunia.com/advisories/44904
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20110303 Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZEhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/9
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20110322 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZEhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/22/6
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20110322 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZEhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/22/4
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20110305 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZEhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/7
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688980
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20110307 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZEhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/9
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20110401 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZEhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/01/2
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20110304 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZEhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/10
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20110314 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZEhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/16
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20110331 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZEhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/31/4
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20110304 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZEhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/12
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20110314 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZEhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/7
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20110303 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZEhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/11
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20110305 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZEhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/3
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20110331 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZEhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/31/3
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20110315 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZEhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/15/6
- hermes.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2011:0617https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/8711677
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- open-vm-tools Fixed in 2:8.4.2+2011.08.21-471295-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- open-vm-tools Fixed in 2:8.4.2+2011.08.21-471295-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- open-vm-tools Fixed in 2:8.4.2+2011.08.21-471295-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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