Untrusted search path vulnerability in vmware-authd in VMware Workstation 5.x before 5.5.7 build 91707 and 6.x before 6.0.4 build 93057, VMware Player 1.x before 1.0.7 build 91707 and 2.x before 2.0.4 build 93057, and VMware Server before 1.0.6 build 91891 on Linux, and VMware ESXi 3.5 and VMware ESX 2.5.4 through 3.5, allows local users to gain privileges via a library path option in a configuration file.
labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=713
secunia.com/advisories/30556
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
securityreason.com/securityalert/3922
securitytracker.com/id?1020198
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded
www.securityfocus.com/bid/29557
www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42878
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4768
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5583