CVE-2008-0967
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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.36%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.36% probability · 29th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- vmware/esx server · vmware/esxi · vmware/player · vmware/server · vmware/vmware server · vmware/vmware workstation · vmware/workstation · vmware/esx
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=713
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30556Vendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3922
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020198
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29557
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42878
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4768
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5583
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=713
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30556Vendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3922
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020198
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29557
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42878
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4768
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5583
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.