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    CVE-2008-0967

    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.

    Published:Jun 5, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Jun 5, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.00072
    CVSS Score:6.9

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Esx
    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Esx Server
    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Esxi
    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Player
    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Server
    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Vmware Server
    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Vmware Workstation
    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Workstation

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=713
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30556
    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.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744
    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/30556
    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.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744
    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

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High