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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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2003-08-02T04:00:00
Updated: 2016-10-17T13:57:01
Reserved: 2003-08-01T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2003-0631
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NVD Information
Status : Modified
Published: 2003-08-27T04:00:00.000
Modified: 2016-10-18T02:36:07.430
Link: CVE-2003-0631
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