VMware Authentication Daemon 1.0 in vmware-authd.exe in the VMware Authorization Service in VMware Workstation 7.0 before 7.0.1 build 227600 and 6.5.x before 6.5.4 build 246459, VMware Player 3.0 before 3.0.1 build 227600 and 2.5.x before 2.5.4 build 246459, VMware ACE 2.6 before 2.6.1 build 227600 and 2.5.x before 2.5.4 build 246459, and VMware Server 2.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash) via a \x25\xFF sequence in the USER and PASS commands, related to a "format string DoS" issue
Published Oct 16, 2009
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 11.11%
Description
VMware Authentication Daemon 1.0 in vmware-authd.exe in the VMware Authorization Service in VMware Workstation 7.0 before 7.0.1 build 227600 and 6.5.x before 6.5.4 build 246459, VMware Player 3.0 before 3.0.1 build 227600 and 2.5.x before 2.5.4 build 246459, VMware ACE 2.6 before 2.6.1 build 227600 and 2.5.x before 2.5.4 build 246459, and VMware Server 2.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash) via a \x25\xFF sequence in the USER and PASS commands, related to a "format string DoS" issue. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.5.0
- 2.5.1
- 2.5.2
- 2.5.3
- 2.5.4
- 2.6
- 2.6.1
- 2.5
- 2.5.1
- 2.5.2
- 2.5.3
- 2.5.4
- 3.0
- 3.0.1
- 2.0.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.2
- 6.5.0
- 6.5.1
- 6.5.2
- 6.5.3
- 6.5.4
- 7.0
- 7.0.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 11.11% (0.11106) | 95.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 11.11% (0.11106) | 95.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 21.26% (0.21257) | 95.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 16.89% (0.16891) | 94.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 18.14% (0.18140) | 92.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 16.89% (0.16891) | 94.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 38.03% (0.38028) | 97.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 15, 2024 | 46.99% (0.46987) | 97.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 19, 2023 | 13.88% (0.13885) | 95.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 15.89% (0.15893) | 95.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 95.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 95.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 90.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-04/0077.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-04/0121.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000090.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36988 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39206 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39215 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1022997 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36630 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.shinnai.net/exploits/abFwcLOuFqmD20yqhYpQ.txt x_refsource_MISCURL Repurposed
- http://www.shinnai.net/index.php?mod=02_Forum&group=02_Bugs_and_Exploits&argument=01_Remote&topic=1254924405.ff.php x_refsource_MISCURL Repurposed
- http://www.shinnai.net/xplits/TXT_JtYUv6C6j5b6Bw6iIkF4.html x_refsource_MISCExploitURL Repurposed
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0007.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
Change history (0)
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