CVE-2008-1361 json
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 bef…
published 2008-03-20 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-1368
- cvss
- 6.8
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 28%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- securityfocus.com/bid/28276 patch
- vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html advisory
- vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html advisory
- vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html advisory
- vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html advisory
- vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html advisory
- vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0005.html advisory
Exploit prediction
0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 28% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
- Technology feeds
References
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vmware.com
/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html
patch, vendor-advisory
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vmware.com
/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html
patch, vendor-advisory
-
vmware.com
/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html
patch, vendor-advisory
-
vmware.com
/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html
patch, vendor-advisory
-
vmware.com
/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html
patch, vendor-advisory
-
vmware.com
/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0005.html
patch, vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/28276
vdb-entry, patch
-
security.gentoo.org
/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
vendor-advisory
-
securityreason.com
/securityalert/3755
third-party-advisory
- vmware.com /support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
-
securitytracker.com
/id?1019621
vdb-entry
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/41257
vdb-entry
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/489739/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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lists.vmware.com
/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000008.html
mailing-list
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2008/0905/references
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-1361
- NVD CVE-2008-1361
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