CVE-2009-4811 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the VMware Authentication Daemon (vmware-authd.exe) affecting VMware Workstation, Player, ACE, and Server. Remote attackers can trigger a process crash by sending a specific "\x25\x90" sequence within USER and PASS commands. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with a network attack vector, low complexity, and a partial impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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