CVE-2008-1363
highpriority · track · 29EPSS 0.004 · 36 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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."
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.1–7.2
weaknesses
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affected products (8)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (30)
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- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000008.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xmlenisa_euvd
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3755enisa_euvd
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019622enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489739/100/0/threadedenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28276enisa_euvd
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0005.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.htmlenisa_euvd
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