5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2009-4811
VMware Authentication Daemon Remote Denial of Service
Description

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\x90 sequence in the USER and PASS commands, a related issue to CVE-2009-3707. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

INFO

Published Date :

April 27, 2010, 3:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:10 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-4811 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 player
2 Vmware server
3 Vmware workstation
4 Vmware ace

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2009-4811 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-4811 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://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-04/0077.html
    Added Reference http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-04/0121.html
    Added Reference http://freetexthost.com/qr1tffkzpu
    Added Reference http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000090.html
    Added Reference http://pocoftheday.blogspot.com/2009/10/vmware-server-20x-remote-dos-exploit.html
    Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36630
    Added Reference http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0007.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 28, 2010

    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-2009-4811 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-2009-4811 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

2.85 }} -1.66%

score

0.90445

percentile

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