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.
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.
Exploit-DB 1
- VMware Player / VMware Workstation 6.5.3 - 'VMware-authd' Remote Denial of Service EDB-33271 · dos · Oct 7, 2009 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- GLSA-201209-25 vendor-advisory
- 39206 third-party-advisory
- 36630 vdb-entry
- 1022997 vdb-entry
- [security-announce] 20100409 VMSA-2010-0007 VMware hosted products, vCenter Server and ESX patches resolve multiple security issues mailing-list
- http://www.shinnai.net/xplits/TXT_JtYUv6C6j5b6Bw6iIkF4.html
- 20100409 VMSA-2010-0007 VMware hosted products, vCenter Server and ESX patches resolve multiple security issues mailing-list
- 36988 third-party-advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0007.html
- 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/exploits/abFwcLOuFqmD20yqhYpQ.txt
- 39215 third-party-advisory
- 20100409 VMSA-2010-0007 VMware hosted products, vCenter Server and ESX patches resolve multiple security issues mailing-list