CVE-2008-1363: 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…

PriorityP424high7.2CVSS 2.0

AVLACLAuNCCICAC

EPSS

0.42%

34.7th percentile

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."

Affected

9 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
vmware	ace	>= 1.0 < 1.0.5	1.0.5
vmware	ace	>= 2.0 < 2.0.1	2.0.1
vmware	player	>= 1.0.0 < 1.0.6	1.0.6
vmware	player	>= 2.0 < 2.0.3	2.0.3
vmware	server	>= 1.0 < 1.0.5	1.0.5
vmware	vmware_fusion	—	—
vmware	vmware_workstation	—	—
vmware	workstation	>= 5.5 < 5.5.6	5.5.6
vmware	workstation	>= 6.0 < 6.0.3	6.0.3

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