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 or cause a denial of service by impersonating the authd process through an unspecified use of an "insecurely created named pipe," a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1361.
Affected products
- VMware / ace1.0 – 1.0
- VMware / ace2.0 – 2.0
- VMware / player1.0.2 – 1.0.2
- VMware / player1.0.3 – 1.0.3
- VMware / player1.0.4 – 1.0.4
- VMware / player1.0.5 – 1.0.5
- VMware / player2.0 – 2.0
- VMware / player2.0.1 – 2.0.1
- VMware / player2.0.2 – 2.0.2
- VMware / server1.0.3 – 1.0.3
- VMware / vmware_server1.0.2 – 1.0.2
- VMware / vmware_server1.0.4 – 1.0.4
- VMware / VMware Workstation5.5.5 – 5.5.5
- VMware / VMware Workstation6.0.1 – 6.0.1
- VMware / VMware Workstation6.0.2 – 6.0.2
- VMware / Workstation5.5 – 5.5
- VMware / Workstation5.5.3_build_34685 – 5.5.3_build_34685
- VMware / Workstation5.5.3_build_42958 – 5.5.3_build_42958
- VMware / Workstation5.5.4 – 5.5.4
- VMware / Workstation5.5.4_build_44386 – 5.5.4_build_44386
- VMware / Workstation6.0 – 6.0
References
- MISChttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
- MISChttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/3755
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html
- MISChttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41259
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
- MISChttp://securitytracker.com/id?1019621
- MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489739/100/0/threaded
- MAILING_LISThttp://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000008.html
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0905/references
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0005.html
- MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28276
Updated 15m ago · 8 sources