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CVE-2008-1363
Published: Mar 20, 2008
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
VMware Workstation 6.0.x before 6.0.3 and 5.5.x before 5.5.6, VMware Player 2.0.x before 2.0.3 and 1.0.x before 1.0.6, VMware ACE 2.0.x before 2.0.1 and 1.0.x before 1.0.5, and VMware Server 1.0.x before 1.0.5 on Windows allow local users to gain privileges via an unspecified manipulation of a config.ini file located in an Application Data folder, which can be used for "hijacking the VMX process."
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
vmware-config-privilege-escalation(41252)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
GLSA-201209-25
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
3755
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SREASON
http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
1019622
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
ADV-2008-0905
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0005.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
28276
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
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