Path Traversal Vulnerability in VMware's Shared Folders Implementation

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Software from VMWare Inc. allows users to run an entire computer system composed of hardware, OS and applications within a virtualized environment isolated from the real hardware resources and the computer system that controls them. Virtualization technologies such as VMware's increase efficiency in the use of hardware and help to reduce operational costs through consolidation of servers and desktop system running on fewer and more maintainable hardware systems.

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