CVE-2008-4389 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2008-4389

Symantec AppStream 5.2.x and Symantec Workspace Streaming (SWS) 6.1.x before...

Vulnerability Description

Symantec AppStream 5.2.x and Symantec Workspace Streaming (SWS) 6.1.x before 6.1 SP4 do not properly perform authentication, which allows remote Workspace Streaming servers and man-in-the-middle attackers to download arbitrary executable files onto a client system, and execute these files, via unspecified vectors.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

workspace streaming, appstream
Vulnerable Versions:
6.1, 5.2, 5.2.1, 5.2.2, 5.2.3

Timeline

Official Publish: June 17th, 2010
Last Modified: August 7th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.