CVE-2008-1392
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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.73%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 2.73% probability · 85th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-16
- Affected
- vmware/ace · vmware/player · vmware/vmware workstation
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- 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.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41551
- 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.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41551
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.