CVE-2011-1789 describes a vulnerability in the self-extracting installer for VMware vSphere Client, ESXi, and ESX versions prior to specific updates. The installer lacked a digital signature, allowing remote attackers to potentially spoof the software distribution with a Trojan horse. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, with low attack complexity and a potential impact of partial integrity compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esxi:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esxi:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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