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CVE-2008-0640

Published: Feb 8, 2008Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-287
NVD MITRE
10.0CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
2.9%
Top 14.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Symantec Ghost Solution Suite 1.1 before 1.1 patch 2, 2.0.0, and 2.0.1 does not authenticate connections between the console and the Ghost Management Agent, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified RPC requests in conjunction with ARP spoofing.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-287

Affected Products

n/an/a
ghost solutions suitesymantecSecurity Products
symanteccommercialUSSecurity Productsaka symantec enterprise security, norton

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
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References

http://secunia.com/advisories/28853
secunia.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0474
vupen.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019356
securitytracker.com
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Timeline

Published
Feb 8, 2008
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026

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