Denial of Service in VMware Workstation and Player
CVE-2009-0177

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Vmware
Status
Ace
Vmware Player
Vmware Workstation
Server
Vendor
CVE Published:
20 January 2009

Summary

The vmwarebase.dll component in VMware Workstation, Player, ACE, Server, and Fusion versions before the specified builds has a flaw that allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service by sending overly long USER or PASS commands. This results in a crash of the vmware-authd service, potentially disrupting services and affecting availability.

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/...
vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2009/Apr/0036.html
mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
http://secunia.com/advisories/33372
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA

EPSS Score

9% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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