CVE-2009-3707

N/A Unknown
Published: October 16, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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\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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-04/0077.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-04/0121.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000090.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/36988
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39206
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/39215
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securitytracker.com/id?1022997
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36630
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.shinnai.net/exploits/abFwcLOuFqmD20yqhYpQ.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
URL Repurposed
http://www.shinnai.net/index.php?mod=02_Forum&group=02_Bugs_and_Exploits&argument=01_Remote&topic=1254924405.ff.php
Source: cve@mitre.org
URL Repurposed
http://www.shinnai.net/xplits/TXT_JtYUv6C6j5b6Bw6iIkF4.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit URL Repurposed
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0007.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-04/0077.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-04/0121.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000090.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/36988
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39206
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/39215
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1022997
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36630
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.shinnai.net/exploits/abFwcLOuFqmD20yqhYpQ.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
URL Repurposed
http://www.shinnai.net/index.php?mod=02_Forum&group=02_Bugs_and_Exploits&argument=01_Remote&topic=1254924405.ff.php
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
URL Repurposed
http://www.shinnai.net/xplits/TXT_JtYUv6C6j5b6Bw6iIkF4.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit URL Repurposed
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0007.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

26 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
21.3%
96th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-134

Affected Vendors

vmware

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