CVE-2008-0967

N/A Unknown
Published: June 05, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=713
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/30556
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3922
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020198
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29557
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42878
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4768
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5583
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=713
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/30556
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3922
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020198
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29557
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42878
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4768
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5583
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

24 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
22th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

vmware