// For flags

CVE-2011-1681

 

Severity Score

7.1
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

2
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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 interfere, which allows local users to trigger corruption of this file via a process with a small RLIMIT_FSIZE value, a related issue to CVE-2011-1089.

vmware-hgfsmounter en VMware Open Virtual Machine Tools (también conocido como open-vm-tools) v8.4.2-261024 y anteriores se añaden al fichero /etc/mtab sin primero verificar si los límites de recursos interfieren, lo que permite a usuarios locales provocar la corrupción de este fichero a través de un proceso con un valor pequeño RLIMIT_FSIZE, un asunto relacionado con CVE-2011-1089.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2011-04-09 CVE Reserved
  • 2011-04-10 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-06 First Exploit
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-16: Configuration
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vmware
Search vendor "Vmware"
 Open-vm-tools
Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Open-vm-tools"
 <= 8.4.2-261024
Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Open-vm-tools" and version " <= 8.4.2-261024"
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Affected