CVE-2008-6561 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Citrix Presentation Server Client for Windows before 10.200 does not clear "credential information" from process memory in unspecified circumstances, which might allow local users to gain privileges.

Published: 2009-03-31

Score: 1.9 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:citrix:presentation_server_client:10.200:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-6524	Citrix Presentation Server Client for Windows before 10.200 does not clear "credential information" from process memory in unspecified circumstances, which might allow local users to gain privileges.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00079.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX116227
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019605
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0845
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41102

History

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Subscriptions

Citrix Presentation Server Client

Microsoft Windows

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-03-31T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:34:47.070Z

Reserved: 2009-03-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-6561

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-03-31T17:30:00.377

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-6561

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-200

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