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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2008-1362: VMware Player, Server, Workstation: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2008-1362: VMware Player, Server, Workstation: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity

CVSS

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

Published

03/19/2008

Created

07/25/2018

Added

10/30/2017

Modified

04/05/2018

Description

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 or cause a denial of service by impersonating the authd process through an unspecified use of an "insecurely created named pipe," a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1361.

Solution(s)

gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-emulation-vmware-player
gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-emulation-vmware-server
gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-emulation-vmware-workstation

References

https://attackerkb.com/topics/cve-2008-1362
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CVE - 2008-1362
201209-25
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