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CVE-2009-3707

VMware Player / VMware Workstation 6.5.3 - 'VMware-authd' Remote Denial of Service

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

16.9%
*EPSS

Affected Versions

24
*CPE

Public Exploits

2
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

VMware Authentication Daemon versión 1.0 en el archivo vmware-authd.exe en el Servicio de Autorización de VMware en VMware Workstation versiones 7.0 anteriores a 7.0.1 build 227600 y versiones 6.5.x anteriores a 6.5.4 build 246459, VMware Player versiones 3.0 anteriores a 3.0.1 build 227600 y versiones 2.5.x anteriores a 2.5.4 build 246459, VMware ACE versiones 2.6 anteriores a 2.6.1 build 227600 y versiones 2.5.x anteriores a 2.5.4 build 246459, y VMware Server versiones 2.x, permite a los atacantes remotos causar una denegación de servicio (bloqueo del proceso) por medio de una secuencia de \x25\xFF en los comandos USER y PASS, relacionada con un problema de "format string DoS". NOTA: algunos de estos datos fueron obtenidos de la información de terceros.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2009-10-07 First Exploit
  • 2009-10-16 CVE Reserved
  • 2009-10-16 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-134: Use of Externally-Controlled Format String
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions (24)