CVE-2008-1361

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.

Published: 2008-03-20 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-1361 is rated Low Risk (30.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.04%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1361

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-17 0.05% 0.04% -0.01%
2 2023-03-07 1.55% 0.05% -1.49%
3 2022-02-04 — 1.55% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-1361

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.1 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-1361

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-1361

vendor priority summary link
gentoo high CVE-2008-1361: 1 GLSA(s) (201209-25), 3 atom(s) (app-emulation/vmware-player, app-emulation/vmware-server, app-emulation/vmware-workstation); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-1361
ubuntu low CVE-2008-1361 low priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (vmware-player, vmware-server), 10 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, upstream): ignored 5, DNE 3, needs-triage 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-1361

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-1361

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vmware ace 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware ace 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware ace 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware ace 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware ace 1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware ace 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware server 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vmware_server 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vmware_server 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vmware_server 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vmware_server 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vmware_server 1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vmware_workstation 5.5.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vmware_workstation 6.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vmware_workstation 6.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 5.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 5.5.3_build_34685 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.3_build_34685:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 5.5.3_build_42958 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.3_build_42958:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 5.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 5.5.4_build_44386 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.4_build_44386:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-1361

URL Tags
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://securitytracker.com/id?1019621
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489739/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28276 Patch
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0005.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0905/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41257
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