CVE-2009-0177

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

• CWE-399

• 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.securityfocus.com/bid/34373Exploit
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021512
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0005.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0024Vendor Advisory
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0944Vendor Advisory
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6433
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7647
• 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.securityfocus.com/bid/34373Exploit
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021512
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0005.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0024Vendor Advisory
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0944Vendor Advisory
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6433
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7647

Published

Jan 20, 2009

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified