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VMware Products vmware-authd Denial of Service Vulnerability (Windows)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The host is installed with VMWare product(s) that are vulnerable to Denial of Service vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
VMware product(s) throws an error in the vmware-authd daemon when processing overly long strings. This will terminate the vmware-authd process via an overly long 'USER' or 'PASS' strings sent to TCP port 912.
Affected Software
Affected Software
VMware Player version 2.5.1 or prior on Windows. VMware Workstation version 6.5.1 or prior on Windows.
Solution
Solution
No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.