National Cyber-Alert System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-3698

Overview

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.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

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External Source: XF

Name: vmware-openprocess-privilege-escalation(44795)

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/44795

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html

Hyperlink:http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html

Hyperlink:http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html

Hyperlink:http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html

Hyperlink:http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html

Hyperlink:http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html

Hyperlink:http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.html

Hyperlink:http://www.vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.html

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0014.html

Hyperlink:http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0014.html

External Source: BID

Name: 30936

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30936

External Source: BUGTRAQ

Name: 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.

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/495869/100/0/threaded

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2008-2466

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2008/2466

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1020790

Hyperlink:http://securitytracker.com/id?1020790

External Source: SREASON

Name: 4202

Hyperlink:http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4202

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 31707

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/31707

External Source: FULLDISC

Name: 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.

Hyperlink:http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-August/064118.html