Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-0733 (CCN-2301)

Assigned:1999-06-26
Published:1999-06-26
Updated:2008-09-09
Summary:Buffer overflow in VMWare 1.0.1 for Linux via a long HOME environmental variable.
CVSS v3 Severity:9.3 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:7.2 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
7.2 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-0733

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, 1999-06-26 21:33:22
VMWare Advisory - buffer overflows

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 11287
VMware for Linux HOME Environment Variable Local Overflow

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
490

Source: CCN
Type: BID-490
Linux VMWare Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: Team Asylum Security Advisory 06-21-99-vmware
VMware buffer overflows

Source: CCN
Type: VMWare Web site
Vmware

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
vmware-bo(2301)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
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    vmware workstation 1.0.1