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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2008-0967: VMware Player, Server, Workstation: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2008-0967: VMware Player, Server, Workstation: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity

CVSS

(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Published

06/05/2008

Created

07/25/2018

Added

10/30/2017

Modified

10/30/2017

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.

Solution(s)

gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-emulation-vmware-player
gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-emulation-vmware-server
gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-emulation-vmware-workstation

References

https://attackerkb.com/topics/cve-2008-0967
29557
CVE - 2008-0967
201209-25
OVAL4768
OVAL5583
42878

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