CVE-2008-3698
VMware Escalation of Privileges
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 3, 2008, 2:12 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 31, 2018, 3:33 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
10.0
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2008-3698
vulnerability.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 31, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495869/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495869/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30936 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30936 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html No Types Assigned http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44795 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44795 VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html No Types Assigned http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html No Types Assigned http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/31707 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/31707 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4202 No Types Assigned http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4202 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.html No Types Assigned http://www.vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.html Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html No Types Assigned http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://securitytracker.com/id?1020790 No Types Assigned http://securitytracker.com/id?1020790 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0014.html No Types Assigned http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0014.html Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html No Types Assigned http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html No Types Assigned http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2466 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2466 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-August/064118.html No Types Assigned http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-August/064118.html Third Party Advisory Removed CPE Configuration AND OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.0.6 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.0.4 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.0.7 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.0.4 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.0.6 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.5.7 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 6.0.4 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.0 up to (excluding) 1.0.7 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.0 up to (excluding) 2.0.5 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.0.0 up to (excluding) 1.0.8 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.0 up to (excluding) 2.0.5 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.7 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.5 up to (excluding) 5.5.8 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.0 up to (excluding) 6.0.5 -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 30, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 11, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/495869/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495869/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 08, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/44795 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44795 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 03, 2008
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-3698 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-3698
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.11 }} -0.01%
score
0.43683
percentile