Description
VMware Workstation 6.0.x before 6.0.3 and 5.5.x before 5.5.6, VMware Player 2.0.x before 2.0.3 and 1.0.x before 1.0.6, VMware ACE 2.0.x before 2.0.1 and 1.0.x before 1.0.5, and VMware Server 1.0.x before 1.0.5 on Windows allow local users to gain privileges via an unspecified manipulation of a config.ini file located in an Application Data folder, which can be used for "hijacking the VMX process."
References
- vmware-config-privilege-escalation(41252) vdb-entry
- GLSA-201209-25 vendor-advisory
- 3755 third-party-advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html
- http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html
- 1019622 vdb-entry
- http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
- 20080318 VMSA-2008-0005 Updated VMware Workstation, VMware Player, VMware Server, VMware ACE, and VMware Fusion resolve critical security issues mailing-list
- [security-announce] 20080317 VMSA-2008-0005 Updated VMware Workstation, VMware Player, VMware Server, VMware ACE, and VMware Fusion resolve critical security issues mailing-list
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html
- ADV-2008-0905 vdb-entry
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0005.html
- 28276 vdb-entry