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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 6.9/10
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
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
Timeline
- Published
- Jun 5, 2008
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified