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CVE-2008-3698

Unspecified vulnerability in the OpenProcess function in VMware Workstation 5.5.x before 5.5.8 build 108000, VMware Workstation 6.0.x before 6.0.5 build 109488, VMware Player 1.x before 1.0.8 build 108000, VMware Player 2.x before 2.0.5 build 109488, VMware ACE 1.x before 1.0.7 build 108880, VMware ACE 2.x before 2.0.5 build 109488, and VMware Server before 1.0.7 build 108231 on Windows allows local host OS users to gain privileges on the host OS via unknown vectors.

Published

2008-09-03T14:12:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.2 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	vmware	ace	< 1.0.7	Yes
Application	vmware	ace	< 2.0.5	Yes
Application	vmware	player	< 1.0.8	Yes
Application	vmware	player	< 2.0.5	Yes
Application	vmware	server	< 1.0.7	Yes
Application	vmware	workstation	< 5.5.8	Yes
Application	vmware	workstation	< 6.0.5	Yes

References

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-August/064118.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/31707 Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4202 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020790 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495869/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30936 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0014.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2466 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44795 VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-August/064118.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/31707 Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4202 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020790 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495869/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30936 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0014.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2466 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44795 VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)