National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-3693
Original release date:09/03/2008
Last revised:01/29/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Unspecified vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in VMware Workstation 5.5.x before 5.5.8 build 108000, VMware Workstation 6.0.x before 6.0.5 build 109488, VMware Player 1.x before 1.0.8 build 108000, VMware Player 2.x before 2.0.5 build 109488, VMware ACE 1.x before 1.0.7 build 108880, VMware ACE 2.x before 2.0.5 build 109488, and VMware Server before 1.0.7 build 108231 has unknown impact and remote attack vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-3691, CVE-2008-3692, CVE-2008-3694, CVE-2008-3695, and CVE-2008-3696.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
**NOTE: Access Complexity scored Low due to insufficient information
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 31710
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 31709
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 31708
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 31707
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.html
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0014.html
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1020791
External Source: BID
Name: 30934
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20080830 VMSA-2008-0014 Updates to VMware Workstation, VMware Player, VMware ACE, VMware Server, VMware ESX address information disclosure, privilege escalation and other security issues.
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2008-2466
Type: Advisory
External Source: SREASON
Name: 4202
External Source: FULLDISC
Name: 20080830 VMSA-2008-0014 Updates to VMware Workstation, VMware Player, VMware ACE, VMware Server, VMware ESX address information disclosure, privilege escalation and other security issues.
