CVE-2010-4573

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Summary

CVECVE-2010-4573
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-12-22 21:00:19 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe Update Installer in VMware ESXi 4.1, when a modified sfcb.cfg is present, does not properly configure the SFCB authentication mode, which allows remote attackers to obtain access via an arbitrary username and password.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-287 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Vmware Esxi 4.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
SecurityTracker: VMware ESXi Update Installer SFCB Authentication Lets Remote Users Gain Access af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
VMSA-2010-0020 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com Vendor Advisory
VMware ESXi Update Installer Unauthorized Access Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
VMware KB: SFCB Authentication Flaw may be introduced by the ESXi 4.1 Update Installer af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kb.vmware.com
[Security-announce] VMSA-2010-0020 VMware ESXi 4.1 Update Installer SFCB Authentication Flaw af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.vmware.com
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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