CVE-2008-1362

VMware <6.0.3, 5.5.6 - Privilege Escalation/DoS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (15)

Core 15
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3755
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41259
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019621
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489739/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0905/references
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28276

Scores

EPSS 0.0003
EPSS Percentile 10.5%

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (21)
vmware/ace 1.0
vmware/ace 2.0
vmware/player 1.0.2
vmware/player 1.0.3
vmware/player 1.0.4
vmware/player 1.0.5
vmware/player 2.0
vmware/player 2.0.1
vmware/player 2.0.2
vmware/server 1.0.3
... and 11 more
Published Mar 20, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026