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CVE-2006-2481

VMware ESX Server 2.0.x before 2.0.2 and 2.x before 2.5.2 patch 4 stores authentication credentials in base 64 encoded format in the vmware.mui.kid and vmware.mui.sid cookies, which allows attackers to gain privileges by obtaining the cookies using attacks such as cross-site scripting (CVE-2005-3619).

Published

2006-07-31T19:04:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-255
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System vmware esx 2.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esx 2.0.1 Yes
Operating System vmware esx 2.1 Yes
Operating System vmware esx 2.1.1 Yes
Operating System vmware esx 2.1.2 Yes
Operating System vmware esx 2.5 Yes
Operating System vmware esx 2.5.2 Yes
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