CVE-2008-1363

Description

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."

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.04%
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Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41252 vdb entry third party advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3755 third party advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html patch vendor advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html patch vendor advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html patch vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019622 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html patch vendor advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489739/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000008.html mailing list vendor advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html patch vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0905/references vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0005.html patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28276 vdb entry third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1363?
CVE-2008-1363 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1363?
To fix CVE-2008-1363, 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-2008-1363 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-1363 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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