Unscored CVE-2003-0631 EUVD-2003-0625GHSA-ccmj-4w5j-x3r2

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 eni…

Published Aug 2, 2003 · Updated Aug 8, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

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.

References

20030723 VMware GSX Server 2.5.1 / Workstation 4.0 (for Linux systems) mailing-list
http://www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=1039