CVE-2008-0967

Description

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.

6.9

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.07%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vmware.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744	vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29557	vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4768	vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/30556	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020198	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42878	vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5583	vdb entry signature
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3922	third party advisory
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=713	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-0967?: CVE-2008-0967 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-0967?: To fix CVE-2008-0967, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-0967 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-0967 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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