# CVE-2008-1363: 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 befo

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-03-20 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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 via an unspecified manipulation of a config.ini file located in an Application Data folder, which can be used for "hijacking the VMX process."

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41252
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3755
- http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html
- http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019622
- http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489739/100/0/threaded
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000008.html
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0905/references
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0005.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28276

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