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    CVE-2008-3696

    Unspecified vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in VMware Workstation 5.5.x before 5.5.8 build 108000, VMware Workstation 6.0.x before 6.0.5 build 109488, VMware Player 1.x before 1.0.8 build 108000, VMware Player 2.x before 2.0.5 build 109488, VMware ACE 1.x before 1.0.7 build 108880, VMware ACE 2.x before 2.0.5 build 109488, and VMware Server before 1.0.7 build 108231 has unknown impact and remote attack vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-3691, CVE-2008-3692, CVE-2008-3693, CVE-2008-3694, and CVE-2008-3695.

    Published:Sep 3, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Sep 3, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.01657
    CVSS Score:10

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Ace
    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Player
    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Server
    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://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-August/064118.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31707
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31708
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31709
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31710
    http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4202
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495869/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30934
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020791
    http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0014.html
    http://www.vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.html
    http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html
    http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html
    http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html
    http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html
    http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html
    http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2466
    http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-August/064118.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31707
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31708
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31709
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31710
    http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4202
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495869/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30934
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020791
    http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0014.html
    http://www.vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.html
    http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html
    http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html
    http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html
    http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html
    http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html
    http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2466

    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