CVE-2008-1362
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...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.2
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-1362- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-1362- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-1369 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-1369- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3wg9-7hfj-6cp9 No score
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...
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.
- Record
GHSA-3wg9-7hfj-6cp9- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-1362 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Vmware Ace, published March 20, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.36%, the 29th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
securityreason.com/securityalert/3755
vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html
vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41259
vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html
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vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html
vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
securitytracker.com/id?1019621
securityfocus.com/archive/1/489739/100/0/threaded
lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000008.html
vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0905/references
vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0005.html
securityfocus.com/bid/28276
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1362
github.com/advisories/GHSA-3wg9-7hfj-6cp9