CVE-2009-4811
VMware Authentication Daemon 1.0 in vmware-authd.exe in the VMware Authorization Service in VMware Workstation 7.0 before 7.0.1 build 227600 and 6.5.x before 6.5.4 build 246459, VMware Player 3.0 before 3.0.1 build 227600 and 2.5.x before 2.5.4 build…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.76%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
VMware Authentication Daemon 1.0 in vmware-authd.exe in the VMware Authorization Service in VMware Workstation 7.0 before 7.0.1 build 227600 and 6.5.x before 6.5.4 build 246459, VMware Player 3.0 before 3.0.1 build 227600 and 2.5.x before 2.5.4 build 246459, VMware ACE 2.6 before 2.6.1 build 227600 and 2.5.x before 2.5.4 build 246459, and VMware Server 2.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash) via a \x25\x90 sequence in the USER and PASS commands, a related issue to CVE-2009-3707. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.76% probability · 85th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-134
- Affected
- vmware/ace · vmware/player · vmware/server · vmware/workstation
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-04/0077.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-04/0121.html
- http://freetexthost.com/qr1tffkzpuExploit, URL Repurposed
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000090.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://pocoftheday.blogspot.com/2009/10/vmware-server-20x-remote-dos-exploit.htmlExploit
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36630Exploit
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0007.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-04/0077.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-04/0121.html
- http://freetexthost.com/qr1tffkzpuExploit, URL Repurposed
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000090.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://pocoftheday.blogspot.com/2009/10/vmware-server-20x-remote-dos-exploit.htmlExploit
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36630Exploit
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0007.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.