# CVE-2008-0640: Auth bypass in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands on Symantec Ghost Solution Suite by bypassing authentication via RPC requests combined with ARP spoofing.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Feb 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qfxw-x567-fwfc

## What is CVE-2008-0640?

CVE-2008-0640 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Feb 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0640?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Symantec Ghost Solutions Suite.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-0640?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-0640 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-0640 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-0640 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2012-0306](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0306/): Memory corruption in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2007-3132](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-3132/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2006-1284](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1284/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (medium 4.6)
- [CVE-2006-1285](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1285/): Information disclosure in n/a (low 3.2)
- [CVE-2006-1286](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1286/): Memory corruption in n/a (low 2.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-0640 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-0640 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Feb 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-0640 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0640/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0640/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-0640
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0640
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-0640

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