Description
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.
References
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0014.html
- 30936 vdb-entry
- http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html
- vmware-openprocess-privilege-escalation(44795) vdb-entry
- http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.html
- http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
- 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. mailing-list
- 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. mailing-list
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html
- 1020790 vdb-entry
- 31707 third-party-advisory
- 4202 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2008-2466 vdb-entry