CVE-2003-1291 describes a critical privilege escalation vulnerability in VMware ESX Server 1.5.2 prior to Patch 4. This flaw allows local users to execute arbitrary code with root privileges by manipulating specific ESX Server environment variables. With a CVSS score of 7.2, it represents a high-severity local attack requiring low complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is readily available, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for custom exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:1.5.2:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:1.5.2:patch2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:1.5.2:patch3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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