fkie_cve-2008-0967
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2008-06-05 20:32
Modified
2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=713
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/30556Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
cve@mitre.orghttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/3922
cve@mitre.orghttp://securitytracker.com/id?1020198
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29557
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.htmlVendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42878
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4768
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5583
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=713
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/30556Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3922
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1020198
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29557
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42878
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4768
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5583
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
vmware esx_server 2.5.5
vmware esx_server 3.1
vmware esx_server 3.2
vmware esx_server 3.3
vmware esx_server 3.5
vmware esxi 3.5
vmware player 1.0.0
vmware player 1.0.1
vmware player 1.0.2
vmware player 1.0.3
vmware player 1.0.4
vmware player 1.0.5
vmware player 1.0.6
vmware player 2.0
vmware player 2.0.1
vmware player 2.0.2
vmware player 2.0.3
vmware server 1.0.3
vmware vmware_server 1.0.0
vmware vmware_server 1.0.1
vmware vmware_server 1.0.2
vmware vmware_server 1.0.4
vmware vmware_server 1.0.5
vmware vmware_workstation 5.5.0
vmware vmware_workstation 5.5.2
vmware vmware_workstation 5.5.5
vmware vmware_workstation 5.5.6
vmware vmware_workstation 6.0.1
vmware vmware_workstation 6.0.2
vmware vmware_workstation 6.0.3
vmware workstation 5.5.1
vmware workstation 5.5.3
vmware workstation 5.5.4
vmware workstation 6.0
vmware esx 3.0.0
vmware esx 3.0.1
vmware esx 3.0.2


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      "value": "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."
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  "id": "CVE-2008-0967",
  "lastModified": "2025-04-09T00:30:58.490",
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