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    CVE-2009-0177

    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.

    Published:Jan 20, 2009
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Jan 20, 2009
    EPSS Score:0.14029
    CVSS Score:5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Ace
    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Fusion
    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Server
    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Vmware Player
    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Vmware Workstation

    Exploits

    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34373http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34373https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7647

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Related CVEs

    CVE-2009-4811 (CVSS 5) — VMware Authentication Daemon 1.0 in vmware-authd.exe in the VMware Authorization Service in VMware Workstation…
    CVE-2009-3732 (CVSS 10) — Format string vulnerability in vmware-vmrc.exe build 158248 in VMware Remote Console (aka VMrc) allows remote …
    CVE-2010-1142 (CVSS 8.5) — VMware Tools in VMware Workstation 6.5.x before 6.5.4 build 246459; VMware Player 2.5.x before 2.5.4 build 246…
    CVE-2010-1141 (CVSS 8.5) — VMware Tools in VMware Workstation 6.5.x before 6.5.4 build 246459; VMware Player 2.5.x before 2.5.4 build 246…
    CVE-2010-1138 (CVSS 5) — The virtual networking stack in VMware Workstation 7.0 before 7.0.1 build 227600, VMware Workstation 6.5.x bef…
    CVE-2009-2267 (CVSS 6.9) — VMware Workstation 6.5.x before 6.5.3 build 185404, VMware Player 2.5.x before 2.5.3 build 185404, VMware ACE …
    CVE-2009-3707 (CVSS 5) — VMware Authentication Daemon 1.0 in vmware-authd.exe in the VMware Authorization Service in VMware Workstation…
    CVE-2009-2628 (CVSS 9.3) — The VMnc media codec in vmnc.dll in VMware Movie Decoder before 6.5.3 build 185404, VMware Workstation 6.5.x b…
    CVE-2009-0199 (CVSS 9.3) — Heap-based buffer overflow in the VMnc media codec in vmnc.dll in VMware Movie Decoder before 6.5.3 build 1854…
    CVE-2009-1805 (CVSS 4) — Unspecified vulnerability in the VMware Descheduled Time Accounting driver in VMware Workstation 6.5.1 and ear…

    References

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

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High