CVEvulnerability
CVE-2008-3698
7.2 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2008-09-03
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.2 HIGH — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-264
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.
Affected configurations
• vmware ace (>= 1.0 < 1.0.7)
• vmware ace (>= 2.0 < 2.0.5)
• vmware player (>= 1.0.0 < 1.0.8)
• vmware player (>= 2.0 < 2.0.5)
• vmware server (< 1.0.7)
• vmware workstation (>= 5.5 < 5.5.8)
• vmware workstation (>= 6.0 < 6.0.5)
Related
Weakness · not in database (1)
References
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-August/064118.html Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31707 Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4202 Third Party Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020790 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495869/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30936 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0014.html Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.html Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2466 Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44795 VDB Entry
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-August/064118.html Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31707 Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4202 Third Party Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020790 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495869/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30936 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0014.html Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.html Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2466 Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44795 VDB Entry