CVE-2008-1363

VMware Workstation 6.0.x before 6.0.3 and 5.5.x before 5.5.6, VMware Player 2.0.x before 2.0.3 and 1.0.x before 1.0.6, VMware ACE 2.0.x before 2.0.1 and 1.0.x before 1.0.5, and VMware Server 1.0.x before 1.0.5 on Windows allow local users to gain privileges via an unspecified manipulation of a config.ini file located in an Application Data folder, which can be used for "hijacking the VMX process."

Published: 2008-03-19 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-1363 is rated Moderate Risk (40.9/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.42%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1363

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.04% 0.42% +0.38%
2 2025-03-17 0.05% 0.04% -0.01%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.05% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-1363

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-1363

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-1363

vendor priority summary link
gentoo high CVE-2008-1363: 1 GLSA(s) (201209-25), 3 atom(s) (app-emulation/vmware-player, app-emulation/vmware-server, app-emulation/vmware-workstation); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-1363
ubuntu medium CVE-2008-1363 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (vmware-player, vmware-server), 10 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, upstream): ignored 5, DNE 3, needs-triage 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-1363

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-1363

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vmware ace >= 1.0, < 1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware ace >= 2.0, < 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player >= 1.0.0, < 1.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player >= 2.0, < 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware server >= 1.0, < 1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation >= 5.5, < 5.5.6 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation >= 6.0, < 6.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-1363

URL Tags
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000008.html Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml Third Party Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3755 Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019622 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489739/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28276 Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0005.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0905/references Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41252 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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