5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2009-0177
VMware VMware Workstation Denial of Service
Description

vmwarebase.dll, as used in the vmware-authd service (aka vmware-authd.exe), in VMware Workstation 6.5.1 build 126130, 6.5.1 and earlier; VMware Player 2.5.1 build 126130, 2.5.1 and earlier; VMware ACE 2.5.1 and earlier; VMware Server 2.0.x before 2.0.1 build 156745; and VMware Fusion before 2.0.2 build 147997 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a long (1) USER or (2) PASS command.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 20, 2009, 4 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:59 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-0177 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Vmware server
2 Vmware vmware_workstation
3 Vmware fusion
4 Vmware ace
5 Vmware vmware_player
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 5
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2009-0177.

URL Resource
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000054.html Patch
http://osvdb.org/51180
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2009/Apr/0036.html Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/33372 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34601 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34373 Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021512
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0005.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0024 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0944 Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6433
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7647
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000054.html Patch
http://osvdb.org/51180
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2009/Apr/0036.html Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/33372 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34601 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34373 Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021512
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0005.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0024 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0944 Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6433
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7647

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2009-0177 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-0177 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000054.html
    Added Reference http://osvdb.org/51180
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2009/Apr/0036.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/33372
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34601
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34373
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021512
    Added Reference http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0005.html
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0024
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0944
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6433
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7647
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://milw0rm.com/exploits/7647 [Exploit]
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7647 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6433 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6433 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 20, 2009

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-0177 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2009-0177 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

9.36 }} 2.48%

score

0.94707

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
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