Description
The default configuration of VMware Workstation 6.0.2, VMware Player 2.0.x before 2.0.3, and VMware ACE 2.0.x before 2.0.1 makes the console of the guest OS accessible through anonymous VIX API calls, which has unknown impact and attack vectors.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
n/a n/a
n/aaffected
References
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml ↗
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3755 ↗
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41551 ↗
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html ↗
- http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html ↗
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489739/100/0/threaded ↗
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000008.html ↗
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0005.html ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28276 ↗