Vulnerability in VMware Server
CVE-2006-2662
VMware Server before RC1 does not clear user credentials from memory after a console connection is made, which might allow local attackers to gain privileges.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (24.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 25th percentile — 24.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- VMware Server — versions 1.0.1_build_29996
References
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435709/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2104 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26879 (vdb-entry)
- www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/18236 (vdb-entry)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)