CVE-2008-1392

Summary

CVECVE-2008-1392
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-03-20 00:44:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 10 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-16 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows All All All All
Application Vmware Ace All All All All
Application Vmware Player All All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Workstation 6.0.2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[Security-announce] VMSA-2008-0005 Updated VMware Workstation, VMware Player, VMware Server, VMware ACE, and VMware Fusion resolve critical security issues af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.vmware.com
VMSA-2008-0005.1 - VMware af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
VMware ACE Release Notes af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
VMware Workstation 6 Release Notes af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com
SecurityReason - VMware Player, VMware Server, VMware ACE, and VMware Fusion resolve critical security issues af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com
VMware Player Release Notes af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- VMware Player, Server, Workstation: Multiple vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
VMware Server 1.0.5 and Workstation 6.0.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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