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CVE-2009-0177

vmwarebase.dll, as used in the vmware-authd service (aka vmware-authd.exe), in VMware Workstation 6.5.1 build 126130, 6.

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.14029
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 6% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules5 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

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vmware ace<= 2.5.1
vmware aceall versions
vmware fusion<= 2.0.1
vmware serverall versions
vmware player<= 2.5.1
vmware playerall versions
vmware workstation<= 6.51
vmware workstationall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

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dosVMware 2.5.1 - 'VMware-authd' Remote Denial of Serviceverified
pocwww.securityfocus.com · 34373www.securityfocus.com
pocwww.exploit-db.com · 7647www.exploit-db.com
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighPotential Server Side Template Injection In Velocity
producthighRemote Server Service Abuse for Lateral Movement
producthighRemote Server Service Abuse
producthighSuspicious Child Process Of SQL Server
producthighSuspicious Process By Web Server Process
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Scoring & Timeline

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MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published to NVD20 Jan 2009 · 04:00 PM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000054.htmlPatch
http://osvdb.org/51180
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2009/Apr/0036.htmlPatch
http://secunia.com/advisories/33372Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34601Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021512
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