CVE-2009-0177
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2009-0177 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2009-01-20 16:00:09 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| Description | vmwarebase.dll, as used in the vmware-authd service (aka vmware-authd.exe), in VMware Workstation 6.5.1 build 126130, 6.5.1 and earlier; VMware Player 2.5.1 build 126130, 2.5.1 and earlier; VMware ACE 2.5.1 and earlier; VMware Server 2.0.x before 2.0.1 build 156745; and VMware Fusion before 2.0.2 build 147997 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a long (1) USER or (2) PASS command. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Vmware | Ace | 2.5.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Ace | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Fusion | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Server | 2.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Vmware Player | 1.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Vmware Player | 1.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Vmware Player | 1.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Vmware Player | 1.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Vmware Player | 1.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Vmware Player | 1.0.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Vmware Player | 1.0.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Vmware Player | 1.0.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Vmware Player | 1.0.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Vmware Player | 1.05 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Vmware Player | 2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Vmware Player | 2.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Vmware Player | 2.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Vmware Player | 2.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Vmware Player | 2.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Vmware Player | 2.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Vmware Player | 2.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Vmware Player | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Vmware Workstation | 4.5.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Vmware Workstation | 5.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Vmware Workstation | 5.5.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Vmware Workstation | 5.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Vmware Workstation | 5.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Vmware Workstation | 5.5.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Vmware Workstation | 5.5.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Vmware Workstation | 5.5.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Vmware Workstation | 5.5.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Vmware Workstation | 5.5.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Vmware Workstation | 5.5.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Vmware Workstation | 6.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Vmware Workstation | 6.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Vmware Workstation | 6.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Vmware Workstation | 6.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Vmware Workstation | 6.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Vmware Workstation | 6.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Vmware Workstation | 6.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Vmware Workstation | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| osvdb.org/51180 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | osvdb.org | |
| [Security-announce] VMSA-2009-0005 VMware Hosted products, VI Client and patches for ESX and ESXi resolve multiple security issues | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.vmware.com | Patch |
| VMware Hosted Products VMSA-2009-0005 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Exploit |
| VMware Products Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| SecurityTracker.com Archives - VMware authd Service Lets Remote Users Deny Service | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | |
| VMSA-2009-0005 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vmware.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| VMware <= 2.5.1 (Vmware-authd) Remote Denial of Service Exploit | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.exploit-db.com | |
| Full Disclosure: VMSA-2009-0005 VMware Hosted products, VI Client and patches for ESX and ESXi resolve multiple security issues | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | seclists.org | Patch |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | Vendor Advisory |
| VMware Fusion "vmware-authd" Denial of Service Vulnerability - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| 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.