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CVE-2008-3698

N/A
Published: September 3, 2008 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:56 PM UTC
4 products affected across 1 vendorWorkstationPlayerServer

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Ace· VMware
95%
1.0 ≤ v < 1.0.72.0 ≤ v < 2.0.5
Affected range stops below 1.0.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.0.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Player· VMware
95%
1.0.0 ≤ v < 1.0.82.0 ≤ v < 2.0.5
Affected range stops below 1.0.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.0.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Server· VMware
95%
v < 1.0.7
Affected range stops below 1.0.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Workstation· VMware
95%
5.5 ≤ v < 5.5.86.0 ≤ v < 6.0.5
Affected range stops below 5.5.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 6.0.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

References (16)

Mailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-August/064118.html
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/31707
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
Source: [email protected]
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4202
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020790
Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495869/100/0/threaded
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30936
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0014.html
x_refsource_CONFIRMx_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.html

CVSS

7.2HIGH[email protected]
Confidentiality
COMPLETE
Integrity
COMPLETE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264

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