Vulnerability Details : 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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-0967
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.04%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 6 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-0967
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6.9
|
MEDIUM | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
3.4
|
10.0
|
[email protected] |
References for CVE-2008-0967
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http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html
Vendor Advisory
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http://securitytracker.com/id?1020198
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5583
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744
Vendor Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29557
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3922
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42878
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http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=713
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4768
Products affected by CVE-2008-0967
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx_server:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx_server:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx_server:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx_server:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx_server:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esxi:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*