Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 16, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2009-3707
CVE-2009-3707
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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Affected products
25cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: =1.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
13- www.shinnai.net/xplits/TXT_JtYUv6C6j5b6Bw6iIkF4.htmlnvdExploitURL Repurposed
- secunia.com/advisories/36988nvdVendor Advisory
- www.shinnai.net/exploits/abFwcLOuFqmD20yqhYpQ.txtnvdURL Repurposed
- www.shinnai.net/index.phpnvdURL Repurposed
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-04/0077.htmlnvd
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-04/0121.htmlnvd
- lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000090.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/39206nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/39215nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xmlnvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/36630nvd
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0007.htmlnvd
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