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CVE-2008-4389

CRITICAL

9.3

CVSS Severity Score

EPSS Score0.1830%

EPSS Percentile21.77th

PublishedJun 17, 2010

Last ModifiedApr 29, 2026

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.

Affected Platforms (CPE)

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Symantec

Workspace Streaming

= 6.1

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Symantec

Workspace Streaming

= 6.1

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Symantec

Workspace Streaming

= 6.1

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Symantec

Workspace Streaming

= 6.1

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Symantec

Appstream

= 5.2

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Symantec

Appstream

= 5.2.1

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Symantec

Appstream

= 5.2.2

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Symantec

Appstream

= 5.2.3

References & Advisories

🔗 http://secunia.com/advisories/40233

🔗 http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/221257

🔗 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40611

🔗 http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2010&suid=20100616_00

🔗 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1511

🔗 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59504

🔗 http://secunia.com/advisories/40233

🔗 http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/221257

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