CVE-2006-2481
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2006-2481 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2006-07-31 19:04:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2018-10-30 16:26:00 UTC |
| Description | VMware ESX Server 2.0.x before 2.0.2 and 2.x before 2.5.2 patch 4 stores authentication credentials in base 64 encoded format in the vmware.mui.kid and vmware.mui.sid cookies, which allows attackers to gain privileges by obtaining the cookies using attacks such as cross-site scripting (CVE-2005-3619). |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-255
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Vmware | Esx | 2.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esx | 2.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esx | 2.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esx | 2.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esx | 2.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esx | 2.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esx | 2.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esx | 2.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esx | 2.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esx | 2.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esx | 2.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esx | 2.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esx | 2.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esx | 2.5.2 | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| SecurityFocus | BUGTRAQ | www.securityfocus.com | |
| www.corsaire.com/advisories/c060512-001.txt | MISC | www.corsaire.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | VUPEN | www.vupen.com | Vendor Advisory |
| VMware ESX Server Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| VMware ESX Multiple Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities | BID | www.securityfocus.com | |
| SecurityFocus | BUGTRAQ | www.securityfocus.com | |
| VMware Knowledge Base | CONFIRM | kb.vmware.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.