CVE-2008-1363

Description (CNA)

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."

Affected (CNA)

CWE

No CWE identifiers supplied.

References

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41252
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3755
• http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html
• http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html
• http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1019622
• http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html
• http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489739/100/0/threaded
• http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000008.html
• http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0905/references
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0005.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28276

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