PT-2003-1760 · Vmware · Vmware Esx Server+1

Paul Szabo · Published 2003-08-02 · Updated 2016-10-18 · CVE-2003-0631

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: VMware GSX Server versions 2.5.1 build 4968 and earlier VMware Workstation versions 4.0 and earlier

Description: The issue allows local users to gain root privileges via certain environment variables that are used when launching a virtual machine session.

Recommendations: For VMware GSX Server versions 2.5.1 build 4968 and earlier, consider restricting the use of environment variables when launching virtual machine sessions until a fix is available. For VMware Workstation versions 4.0 and earlier, consider restricting the use of environment variables when launching virtual machine sessions until a fix is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2003-0631

Affected Products

Vmware Esx Server

Vmware Workstation

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0631 · Security Note
• http://vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=1039 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2003-0631 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105899875225268&w=2 · Note