CVE-2008-1392 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The default configuration of VMware Workstation 6.0.2, VMware Player 2.0.x before 2.0.3, and VMware ACE 2.0.x before 2.0.1 makes the console of the guest OS accessible through anonymous VIX API calls, which has unknown impact and attack vectors.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00754.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Microsoft	Windows
Vmware	Ace Player Vmware Workstation

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.2:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-1399	The default configuration of VMware Workstation 6.0.2, VMware Player 2.0.x before 2.0.3, and VMware ACE 2.0.x before 2.0.1 makes the console of the guest OS accessible through anonymous VIX API calls, which has unknown impact and attack vectors.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000008.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3755
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489739/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28276
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0005.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41551

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-03-20T00:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:17:34.739Z

Reserved: 2008-03-19T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-1392

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-03-20T00:44:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-1392

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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