CVE-2011-1789

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-1789
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-05-09 22:55:03 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe self-extracting installer in the vSphere Client Installer package in VMware vCenter 4.0 before Update 3 and 4.1 before Update 1, VMware ESXi 4.x before 4.1 Update 1, and VMware ESX 4.x before 4.1 Update 1 does not have a digital signature, which might make it easier for remote attackers to spoof the software distribution via a Trojan horse installer.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-310 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Vmware Esx 4.0 All All All
Application Vmware Esx 4.1 All All All
Application Vmware Esxi 4.0 All All All
Application Vmware Esxi 4.1 All All All
Application Vmware Vcenter 4.0 All All All
Application Vmware Vcenter 4.0 update_1 All All
Application Vmware Vcenter 4.0 update_2 All All
Application Vmware Vcenter 4.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
SecurityTracker: VMware vCenter Discloses File to Remote Users and Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
[Security-announce] VMSA-2011-0008 VMware vCenter Server and vSphere Client security vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.vmware.com Patch
VMSA-2011-0008 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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