CVE-2008-1363

N/A Unknown
Published: March 20, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

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."

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000008.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3755
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019622
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489739/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28276
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0005.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0905/references
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41252
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000008.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3755
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019622
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489739/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28276
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0005.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0905/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41252
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

30 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.4%
34th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

Affected Vendors

vmware microsoft

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