CVE-2008-3698

Severity

72%

Complexity

39%

Confidentiality

165%

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.

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.

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

First reported 16 years ago

2008-09-03 14:12:00

Last updated 6 years ago

2018-10-31 15:33:00

Affected Software

VMWare ACE

VMWare Player

VMware Server

VMWare VMWare

References

20080830 VMSA-2008-0014 Updates to VMware Workstation, VMware Player, VMware ACE, VMware Server, VMware ESX address information disclosure, privilege escalation and other security issues.

Third Party Advisory

31707

Patch, Third Party Advisory

4202

Third Party Advisory

1020790

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

20080830 VMSA-2008-0014 Updates to VMware Workstation, VMware Player, VMware ACE, VMware Server, VMware ESX address information disclosure, privilege escalation and other security issues.

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

30936

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0014.html

Vendor Advisory

http://www.vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.html

Vendor Advisory

http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html

Vendor Advisory

http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html

Vendor Advisory

http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html

Vendor Advisory

http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html

Vendor Advisory

http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html

Vendor Advisory

http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html

Vendor Advisory

ADV-2008-2466

Third Party Advisory

vmware-openprocess-privilege-escalation(44795)

VDB Entry

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