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TI-2003-01191 Aliases CVE-2003-1291GHSA-4369-x39w-2545

VMware ESX Server 1.5.2 before Patch 4 allows local users to execute arbitrary programs…

Priority LOW 32Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

VMware ESX Server 1.5.2 before Patch 4 allows local users to execute arbitrary programs as root via certain modified VMware ESX Server environment variables.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00337 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:1.5.2:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.2 patch1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:1.5.2:patch2:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.2 patch2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:1.5.2:patch3:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.2 patch3VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:1.5.2:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.2 patch1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:1.5.2:patch2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.2 patch2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:1.5.2:patch3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.2 patch3 Vulnerable ·VMware

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-1291
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4369-x39w-2545

References

Patch 2

Other 1

  • TI-2014-05975 GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-025 processes trailing strings after certain malformed… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-05157 GNU Bash through 4.3 processes trailing strings after function definitions in the values… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2009-03557 Directory traversal vulnerability in VMware Server 1.x before 1.0.10 build 203137 and 2.x… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2007-00059 Integer underflow in the DHCP server in EMC VMware Workstation before 5.5.5 Build 56455… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2010-02816 The xfs implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 does not look up inode… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2007-00057 The DHCP server in EMC VMware Workstation before 5.5.5 Build 56455 and 6.x before 6.0.1… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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Sources

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