# CVE-2011-1787: Race condition in mount.vmhgfs in the VMware Host Guest File System (HGFS) in VMware Workstation 7.1.x before 7.1.4, VMware Player 3.1.x bef

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2011-06-06 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Race condition in mount.vmhgfs in the VMware Host Guest File System (HGFS) in VMware Workstation 7.1.x before 7.1.4, VMware Player 3.1.x before 3.1.4, VMware Fusion 3.1.x before 3.1.3, VMware ESXi 3.5 through 4.1, and VMware ESX 3.0.3 through 4.1 allows guest OS users to gain privileges on the guest OS by mounting a filesystem on top of an arbitrary directory.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/44904
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48098
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0009.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44840
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025601
- https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/8711677

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