CVE-2011-3868

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 5.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2011-10-07 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

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.

Affected products

VMware Ams: all versions
VMware Fusion: 3.1, 3.1.1, 3.1.2
VMware Player: 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.1, 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.1.3 (+1)
VMware Workstation: 7.0, 7.0.1, 7.1, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 7.1.3 (+1)

References

http://osvdb.org/76060
http://secunia.com/advisories/46241
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520005/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49942
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026139
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0011.html
http://osvdb.org/76060
http://secunia.com/advisories/46241
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520005/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49942

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