Vulnerability in VMware Ace
CVE-2009-3707
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\xFF sequence in the USER and PASS commands, related to a "format string DoS" issue. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.111 (95.9th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 95.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.111 · newest: 0.111 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- VMware Ace — versions 2.5.0, 2.5.1, 2.5.2
- VMware Player — versions 2.5, 2.5.1, 2.5.2
- VMware Server — versions 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2
- VMware Workstation — versions 6.5.0, 6.5.1, 6.5.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/39206 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/36630 (vdb-entry)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000090.html (mailing-list)
- www.shinnai.net/xplits/TXT_JtYUv6C6j5b6Bw6iIkF4.html (URL Repurposed, Exploit)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-04/0077.html (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/36988 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0007.html
- www.shinnai.net/index.php (URL Repurposed)