CVE-2008-1362

Description

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 or cause a denial of service by impersonating the authd process through an unspecified use of an "insecurely created named pipe," a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1361.

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.03%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml vendor advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3755 third party advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html patch
http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41259 vdb entry
http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html patch
http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html patch
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html patch
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019621 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489739/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000008.html mailing list patch
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0905/references vdb entry
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0005.html patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28276 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1362?
CVE-2008-1362 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1362?
To fix CVE-2008-1362, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-1362 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-1362 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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