Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in vmware-authd in VMware Workstation 5.x before 5.5.7 build 91707 and 6.x before 6.0.4 build 93057, VMware Player 1.x before 1.0.7 build 91707 and 2.x before 2.0.4 build 93057, and VMware Server before 1.0.6 build 91891 on Linux, and VMware ESXi 3.5 and VMware ESX 2.5.4 through 3.5, allows local users to gain privileges via a library path option in a configuration file.
References
- GLSA-201209-25 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2008-1744 vdb-entry
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html
- 29557 vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4768 vdb-entry signature
- 30556 third-party-advisory
- 20080604 VMSA-2008-0009 Updates to VMware Workstation, VMware Player, VMware ACE, VMware Fusion, VMware Server, VMware VIX API, VMware ESX, VMware ESXi resolve critical security issues mailing-list
- 1020198 vdb-entry
- vmware-vmwareauthd-privilege-escalation(42878) vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5583 vdb-entry signature
- 3922 third-party-advisory
- 20080604 VMware Multiple Products vmware-authd Untrusted Library Loading Vulnerability third-party-advisory