CVE-2003-0631

Severity

72%

Complexity

39%

Confidentiality

165%

VMware GSX Server 2.5.1 build 4968 and earlier, and Workstation 4.0 and earlier, allows local users to gain root privileges via certain enivronment variables that are used when launching a virtual machine session.

VMware GSX Server 2.5.1 build 4968 and earlier, and Workstation 4.0 and earlier, allows local users to gain root privileges via certain enivronment variables that are used when launching a virtual machine session.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 7.2. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C).

Overview

Type

VMWare

First reported 21 years ago

2003-08-27 04:00:00

Last updated 8 years ago

2016-10-18 02:36:00

Affected Software

VMWare GSX Server 2.5.1

2.5.1

VMWare VMWare Workstation 4.0

4.0

References

20030723 VMware GSX Server 2.5.1 / Workstation 4.0 (for Linux systems)

http://www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=1039

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