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CVE-2008-0967
Published: Jun 5, 2008
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in vmware-authd in VMware Workstation 5.x before 5.5.7 build 91707 and 6.x before 6.0.4 build 93057, VMware Player 1.x before 1.0.7 build 91707 and 2.x before 2.0.4 build 93057, and VMware Server before 1.0.6 build 91891 on Linux, and VMware ESXi 3.5 and VMware ESX 2.5.4 through 3.5, allows local users to gain privileges via a library path option in a configuration file.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
GLSA-201209-25
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
ADV-2008-1744
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
29557
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4768
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
30556
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
1020198
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
vmware-vmwareauthd-privilege-escalation(42878)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5583
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
3922
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SREASON
20080604 VMware Multiple Products vmware-authd Untrusted Library Loading Vulnerability
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_IDEFENSE
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