CVE-2008-1363

Publication date 20 March 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

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."

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
vmware-player 7.10 gutsy Not in release
7.04 feisty Ignored
6.10 edgy Ignored
6.06 LTS dapper Ignored
vmware-server 7.10 gutsy Ignored
7.04 feisty Ignored
6.10 edgy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release

Notes


jdstrand

Windows only