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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-399
- EPSS score
- 8.6% (95th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2009-0186)
- Published
- January 20, 2009
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-0186 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- vmware / ace
- vmware / ace
- vmware / fusion
- vmware / server
- vmware / vmware player
- vmware / vmware player
- vmware / vmware player
- vmware / vmware player
- vmware / vmware player
- vmware / vmware player
- vmware / vmware player
- vmware / vmware player
- vmware / vmware player
- vmware / vmware player
- vmware / vmware player
- vmware / vmware player
- vmware / vmware player
- vmware / vmware player
- vmware / vmware player
- vmware / vmware player
- vmware / vmware player
- vmware / vmware player
- vmware / vmware workstation
- vmware / vmware workstation
- vmware / vmware workstation
- vmware / vmware workstation
- vmware / vmware workstation
- vmware / vmware workstation
- vmware / vmware workstation
- vmware / vmware workstation
- vmware / vmware workstation
- vmware / vmware workstation
- vmware / vmware workstation
- vmware / vmware workstation
- vmware / vmware workstation
- vmware / vmware workstation
- vmware / vmware workstation
- vmware / vmware workstation
- vmware / vmware workstation
- vmware / vmware workstation
- vmware / vmware workstation
References
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000054.html(Patch)
- http://osvdb.org/51180
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2009/Apr/0036.html(Patch)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33372(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34601(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34373(Exploit)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021512
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0005.html(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0024(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0944(Vendor Advisory)
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6433
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7647
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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