01 Record

CVE-2008-0967

Untrusted search path vulnerability in vmware-authd in VMware Workstation 5.x before 5.5.7 build 91707 and 6.x before 6.0.4 build 93057, VMware Player 1.x before 1.0.7 build 91707 and 2.x before 2.0.4

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre

CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

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02 Description

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation: Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision: Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability: 0.35% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Equal to or higher than the score of 29.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score: The NVD has published no score for this record
NVD CVSS vector: No NVD score to derive
NVD analysis status: Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
Red Hat severity: No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published: 2008-06-05 20:21Z18 YR AGO
Last updated: 2024-08-07 08:01Z2 YR AGO
Reserved: 2008-02-25
Assigning CNA: mitre
Record state: PUBLISHED
Severity: Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector: Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses: No CWE assigned
Data version: 5.1
Document digest: 0a7e44520da262ea20d4a67103249f5c38a2ba2101825a299ae92620183f2074

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

vmwareesxNot specified—

vmwareesx_serverNot specified—

vmwareesxiNot specified—

vmwareplayerNot specified—

vmwareserverNot specified—

vmwarevmware_serverNot specified—

vmwarevmware_workstationNot specified—

vmwareworkstationNot specified—

06 References

security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201209-25http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
www.vupen.comADV-2008-1744http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
www.vmware.comhttp://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRM
www.securityfocus.com29557http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29557vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:4768https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4768vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
secunia.com30556http://secunia.com/advisories/30556third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
www.securityfocus.com20080604 VMSA-2008-0009 Updates to VMware Workstation, VMware Player, VMware ACE, VMware Fusion, VMware Server, VMware VIX API, VMware ESX, VMware ESXi resolve critical security issueshttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threadedmailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
securitytracker.com1020198http://securitytracker.com/id?1020198vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comvmware-vmwareauthd-privilege-escalation(42878)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42878vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:5583https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5583vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
securityreason.com3922http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3922third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
labs.idefense.com20080604 VMware Multiple Products vmware-authd Untrusted Library Loading Vulnerabilityhttp://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=713third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE