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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,…
Medium6.9EPSS 0.36%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.36% · top 71% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.9.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (12)
- GLSA-201209-25 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- ADV-2008-1744 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 29557 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4768 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 30556 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20080604 VMSA-2008-0009 Updates to VMware Workstation, VMware Player, VMware ACE, VMware Fusion, VMware Server, VMware VIX API, VMware ESX, VMware ESXi resolve critical security issues (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 1020198 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- vmware-vmwareauthd-privilege-escalation(42878) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5583 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 3922 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 20080604 VMware Multiple Products vmware-authd Untrusted Library Loading Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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