CVE-2008-3698 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local users can escalate privileges on the host operating system via an unspecified vulnerability in VMware virtualization products.
- 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-2008-3698?
CVE-2008-3698 is a high-severity vulnerability in Vmware Player, published on 3 Sep 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3698?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Vmware Ace, Vmware Player, Vmware Server, Vmware Workstation.
How do I fix CVE-2008-3698?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-3698 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2008-3698 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3698 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Player
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qw7g-m46h-fcxw.