CVE-2003-0631
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2003-08-02 04:00
Modified
2024-08-08 01:58
Severity ?
EPSS score ?
Summary
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.
References
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