CVE-2009-3733

Directory traversal vulnerability in VMware Server 1.x before 1.0.10 build 203137 and 2.x before 2.0.2 build 203138 on Linux, VMware ESXi 3.5, and VMware ESX 3.0.3 and 3.5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

• CWE-22

• http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000069.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/37186Broken Link
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xmlThird Party Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1023088Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1023089Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507523/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36842Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0015.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3062Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7822Third Party Advisory
• http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000069.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/37186Broken Link
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xmlThird Party Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1023088Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1023089Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507523/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36842Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0015.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3062Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7822Third Party Advisory

Published

Nov 2, 2009

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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