Description
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.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- VMware 2.5.1 - 'VMware-authd' Remote Denial of Service EDB-7647 · dos · Jan 2, 2009 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6433 vdb-entry signature
- 20090403 VMSA-2009-0005 VMware Hosted products, VI Client and patches for ESX and ESXi resolve multiple security issues mailing-list
- 33372 third-party-advisory
- 34373 vdb-entry
- ADV-2009-0024 vdb-entry
- 51180 vdb-entry
- 7647 exploit
- 1021512 vdb-entry
- ADV-2009-0944 vdb-entry
- 34601 third-party-advisory
- [security-announce] 20090403 VMSA-2009-0005 VMware Hosted products, VI Client and patches for ESX and ESXi resolve multiple security issues mailing-list
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0005.html