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VMware Workstation TMPDIR Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA9158
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Release Date:
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2003-07-01
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Last Update:
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2005-03-25
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Popularity:
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7,389 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Privilege escalation
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | VMware Workstation 4.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2003-0480
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Description:
A vulnerability has been identified in VMware Workstation 4.0 for Linux, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to escalate their privileges on a vulnerable system.
The problem is that files are created insecurely in "/tmp", which is world-writable, if "TMPDIR" hasn't been specified. This could be exploited via a symlink attack to escalate privileges.
Solution:
Update to version 4.0.1.
http://www.vmware.com/download/
Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by vendor.
Changelog:
2005-03-25: Updated "Solution" section.
Original Advisory:
VMware:
http://www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=1019
http://www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=1107
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