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CVE-2011-1681

Published: Apr 10, 2011Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-16
3.3LOW
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 63.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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 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.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:MAu:NC:PI:PA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-16

Affected Products

vmware
commercial·USaka vmware inc
open-vm-toolsLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.
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References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66699
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/5
openwall.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/44904
secunia.com
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