CVE-2003-0631 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain root privileges by manipulating environment variables during virtual machine session launch in VMware GSX Server and Workstation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2003-0631?
CVE-2003-0631 is a high-severity vulnerability in Vmware Workstation, published on 2 Aug 2003. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
VMware GSX Server 2.5.1 build 4968 and earlier, and Workstation 4.0 and earlier, allows local users to gain root privileges via certain enivronment variables that are used when launching a virtual machine session.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0631?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Vmware Gsx Server, Vmware Workstation.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0631?
No fix has been published for CVE-2003-0631 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2003-0631 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0631 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Workstation
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ccmj-4w5j-x3r2.