Privilege Escalation via Environment Variables in VMware GSX Server and Workstation

Privilege Escalation via Environment Variables in VMware GSX Server and Workstation

CVE-2003-0631 · HIGH Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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.

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