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TI-2008-00609 Aliases CVE-2008-0640GHSA-qfxw-x567-fwfc

Symantec Ghost Solution Suite 1.1 before 1.1 patch 2, 2.0.0, and 2.0.1 does not…

Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-287Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02933 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:ghost_solutions_suite:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1VulnerableSymantec
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:ghost_solutions_suite:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0VulnerableSymantec
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:ghost_solutions_suite:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.1VulnerableSymantec
  • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:ghost_solutions_suite:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·Symantec
  • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:ghost_solutions_suite:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·Symantec
  • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:ghost_solutions_suite:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·Symantec

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-0640
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qfxw-x567-fwfc

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

  • TI-2015-04795 ghostexp.exe in Ghost Explorer Utility in Symantec Ghost Solutions Suite (GSS) before 3.0… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2012-00293 Symantec Ghost Solution Suite 2.x through 2.5.1 allows remote attackers to execute… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2007-03029 Multiple vulnerabilities in Symantec Ghost Solution Suite 2.0.0 and earlier, with Ghost… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2006-01243 The installation of SQLAnywhere in Symantec Ghost 8.0 and 8.2, as used in Symantec Ghost… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.6
  • TI-2006-01244 SQLAnywhere in Symantec Ghost 8.0 and 8.2, as used in Symantec Ghost Solutions Suite… CVSS 2.0LOW 3.2
  • TI-2006-01245 Buffer overflow in the login dialog in dbisqlc.exe in SQLAnywhere for Symantec Ghost 8.0… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1

Sources

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