CVE-2009-0177 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting vmwarebase.dll in the vmware-authd service across several VMware products, including Workstation, Player, ACE, Server, and Fusion. Remote attackers can trigger a daemon crash by sending excessively long USER or PASS commands. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, with a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and a partial impact on availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog or experiencing widespread community discussion or media coverage, exploit code for this vulnerability is publicly available on ExploitDB.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 2.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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