Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2008-1361 (CCN-41257)

Assigned:2008-03-17
Published:2008-03-17
Updated:2018-10-11
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.
CVSS v3 Severity:4.2 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:6.8 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
5.0 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
4.1 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
3.0 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-264
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2008-1361

Source: MLIST
Type: UNKNOWN
[security-announce] 20080317 VMSA-2008-0005 Updated VMware Workstation, VMware Player, VMware Server, VMware ACE, and VMware Fusion resolve critical security issues

Source: CCN
Type: SA29412
VMware Server Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: SA29413
VMware Products Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: GENTOO
Type: UNKNOWN
GLSA-201209-25

Source: SREASON
Type: UNKNOWN
3755

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1019621
VMware Windows Hosted Systems Named Pipe Bugs Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1019621

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 43898
VMware Multiple Products authd Process Named Pipe Manipulation Local Privilege Escalation

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20080318 VMSA-2008-0005 Updated VMware Workstation, VMware Player, VMware Server, VMware ACE, and VMware Fusion resolve critical security issues

Source: BID
Type: Patch
28276

Source: CCN
Type: BID-28276
VMware Server 1.0.5 and Workstation 6.0.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: VMSA-2008-0005
Several critical security vulnerabilities have been addressed in the newest releases of VMware's hosted product line.

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0005.html

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html

Source: VUPEN
Type: UNKNOWN
ADV-2008-0905

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
vmware-authd-privilege-escalation(41257)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
vmware-authd-privilege-escalation(41257)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:vmware:ace:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:ace:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:ace:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:ace:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:ace:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:ace:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:server:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:5.5.3_build_34685:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:5.5.3_build_42958:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:5.5.4_build_44386:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:ace:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:ace:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:server:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:5.5.3_build_34685:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:5.5.3_build_42958:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:5.5.4_build_44386:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:server:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:server:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    vmware ace 1.0
    vmware ace 1.0.1
    vmware ace 1.0.2
    vmware ace 1.0.3
    vmware ace 1.0.4
    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
    vmware vmware server 1.0.0
    vmware vmware server 1.0.1
    vmware vmware server 1.0.2
    vmware vmware server 1.0.3
    vmware vmware server 1.0.4
    vmware vmware workstation 5.5.5
    vmware vmware workstation 6.0.1
    vmware vmware workstation 6.0.2
    vmware workstation 5.5
    vmware workstation 5.5.3_build_34685
    vmware workstation 5.5.3_build_42958
    vmware workstation 5.5.4
    vmware workstation 5.5.4_build_44386
    vmware workstation 6.0
    vmware workstation 6.0
    vmware ace 2.0
    vmware ace 1.0
    vmware server 1.0.3
    vmware workstation 5.5
    vmware workstation 5.5.3_build_34685
    vmware workstation 5.5.3_build_42958
    vmware workstation 5.5.4
    vmware workstation 5.5.4_build_44386
    vmware workstation 5.5.5
    vmware workstation 6.0.1
    vmware workstation 6.0.2
    vmware server 1.0.2
    vmware server 1.0.4