VMware Workstation/Player/ACE/Server on Windows access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in VMware Workstation, Player, ACE and Server on Windows and classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-1361. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in VMware Workstation, Player, ACE and Server on Windows (Virtualization Software) (the affected version unknown). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was disclosed 03/19/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at vmware.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-1361. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62383 (GLSA-201209-25 : VMware Player, Server, Workstation: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (41257), Tenable (62383), SecurityFocus (BID 28276†), SecurityTracker (ID 1019621†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-18106†). The entries VDB-2574, VDB-3813, VDB-41601 and VDB-41600 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 62383
Nessus Name: GLSA-201209-25 : VMware Player, Server, Workstation: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 72459
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201209-25 (vmware-server vmware-player vmware-workstation)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

03/17/2008 🔍
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03/19/2008 +2 days 🔍
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03/16/2015 +2534 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: vmware.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-1361 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1361
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41597
X-Force: 41257
SecurityFocus: 28276 - VMware Server 1.0.5 and Workstation 6.0.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1019621
Vulnerability Center: 18106 - Multiple VMware Products Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in the authd Process, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 04/13/2025 22:56
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (58), 08/15/2018 19:47 (8), 07/31/2021 10:55 (4), 07/31/2021 11:00 (1), 04/13/2025 22:56 (17)
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