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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-0640 · published 8 February 2008

CVE-2008-0640: Symantec ghost solutions suite improper authentication vulnerability

Symantec · Ghost Solutions Suite

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.

10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 2.9% · top 13.4% CWE-287 · Improper authentication
10.0CVSS 2.0 base score
2.9%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://secunia.com/advisories/28853 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27644
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019356
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.02.07.html Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0474 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28853 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27644
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019356
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.02.07.html Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0474 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-0640), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.