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    CVE-2009-3707

    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.

    Published:Oct 16, 2009
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Oct 16, 2009
    EPSS Score:0.21257
    CVSS Score:5

    Affected Products

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

    Exploits

    http://www.shinnai.net/xplits/TXT_JtYUv6C6j5b6Bw6iIkF4.htmlhttp://www.shinnai.net/xplits/TXT_JtYUv6C6j5b6Bw6iIkF4.htmlhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33271

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-135 Format String Injection
    CAPEC-67 String Format Overflow in syslog()

    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-2009-2628 (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…
    CVE-2009-1244 (CVSS 6.8) — Unspecified vulnerability in the virtual machine display function in VMware Workstation 6.5.1 and earlier; VMw…

    References

    http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-04/0077.html
    http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-04/0121.html
    http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000090.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/36988
    http://secunia.com/advisories/39206
    http://secunia.com/advisories/39215
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1022997
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36630
    http://www.shinnai.net/exploits/abFwcLOuFqmD20yqhYpQ.txt
    http://www.shinnai.net/index.php?mod=02_Forum&group=02_Bugs_and_Exploits&argument=01_Remote&topic=1254924405.ff.php
    http://www.shinnai.net/xplits/TXT_JtYUv6C6j5b6Bw6iIkF4.html
    http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0007.html
    http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-04/0077.html
    http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-04/0121.html
    http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000090.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/36988
    http://secunia.com/advisories/39206
    http://secunia.com/advisories/39215
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1022997
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36630
    http://www.shinnai.net/exploits/abFwcLOuFqmD20yqhYpQ.txt
    http://www.shinnai.net/index.php?mod=02_Forum&group=02_Bugs_and_Exploits&argument=01_Remote&topic=1254924405.ff.php
    http://www.shinnai.net/xplits/TXT_JtYUv6C6j5b6Bw6iIkF4.html
    http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0007.html

    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