CVE-2008-0640 describes a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Symantec Ghost Solution Suite versions 1.1 (before patch 2), 2.0.0, and 2.0.1. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands on affected systems by sending unspecified RPC requests to the Ghost Management Agent, particularly when combined with ARP spoofing. With a CVSS score of 10.0, the vulnerability presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:ghost_solutions_suite:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:ghost_solutions_suite:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:ghost_solutions_suite:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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