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.
The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml | vendor advisory |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/39206 | third party advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36630 | vdb entry |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1022997 | vdb entry |
| http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000090.html | mailing list |
| http://www.shinnai.net/xplits/TXT_JtYUv6C6j5b6Bw6iIkF4.html | exploit url repurposed |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-04/0077.html | mailing list |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/36988 | third party advisory vendor advisory |
| http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0007.html | |
| http://www.shinnai.net/index.php?mod=02_Forum&group=02_Bugs_and_Exploits&argument=01_Remote&topic=1254924405.ff.php | url repurposed |
| http://www.shinnai.net/exploits/abFwcLOuFqmD20yqhYpQ.txt | url repurposed |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/39215 | third party advisory |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-04/0121.html | mailing list |