CVE-2008-1361

N/A Unknown
Published: March 20, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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 via an unspecified manipulation that causes the authd process to connect to an arbitrary named pipe, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1362.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000008.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3755
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019621
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489739/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28276
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0005.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0905/references
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41257
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000008.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3755
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019621
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489739/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28276
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0005.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0905/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41257
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

30 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.3%
27th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

Affected Vendors

vmware

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