CVE-2002-0814

VMware GSX Server 2.0 - Authentication Server Buffer Overflow

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Buffer overflow in VMware Authorization Service for VMware GSX Server 2.0.0 build-2050 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long GLOBAL argument.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2002-07-24 First Exploit
2002-07-30 CVE Reserved
2002-08-12 CVE Published
2024-08-08 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CAPEC

References (7)

URL	Tag	Source
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/ntbugtraq/2002-q3/0057.html	Mailing List
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102752511030425&w=2	Mailing List
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102765223418716&w=2	Mailing List
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9663.php	Vdb Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5294	Vdb Entry
http://www.vmware.com/download/gsx_security.html	X_refsource_confirm

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21639	2002-07-24

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Gsx Server Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Gsx Server"				2.0.0_build_2050 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Gsx Server" and version "2.0.0_build_2050"		-		Affected