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CVE-2009-3707

VMware Authentication Daemon 1.0 in vmware-authd.exe in the VMware Authorization Service in VMware Workstation 7.0 before 7.0.1 build 227600 and 6.5.x before 6.5.4 build 246459, VMware Player 3.0 before 3.0.1 build 227600 and 2.5.x before 2.5.4 build 246459, VMware ACE 2.6 before 2.6.1 build 227600 and 2.5.x before 2.5.4 build 246459, and VMware Server 2.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash) via a \x25\xFF sequence in the USER and PASS commands, related to a "format string DoS" issue. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2009-3707 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 4 products from vmware, from vmware, from vmware and 1 other, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2009, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2009-10-16T16:30:00.907

Last Modified

2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-134

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	vmware	ace	2.5.0	Yes
Application	vmware	ace	2.5.1	Yes
Application	vmware	ace	2.5.2	Yes
Application	vmware	ace	2.5.3	Yes
Application	vmware	ace	2.5.4	Yes
Application	vmware	ace	2.6	Yes
Application	vmware	ace	2.6.1	Yes
Application	vmware	player	2.5	Yes
Application	vmware	player	2.5.1	Yes
Application	vmware	player	2.5.2	Yes
Application	vmware	player	2.5.3	Yes
Application	vmware	player	2.5.4	Yes
Application	vmware	player	3.0	Yes
Application	vmware	player	3.0.1	Yes
Application	vmware	server	2.0.0	Yes
Application	vmware	server	2.0.1	Yes
Application	vmware	server	2.0.2	Yes
Application	vmware	workstation	6.5.0	Yes
Application	vmware	workstation	6.5.1	Yes
Application	vmware	workstation	6.5.2	Yes
Application	vmware	workstation	6.5.3	Yes
Application	vmware	workstation	6.5.4	Yes
Application	vmware	workstation	7.0	Yes
Application	vmware	workstation	7.0.1	Yes

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-04/0077.html ([email protected])
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-04/0121.html ([email protected])
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000090.html ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/36988 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/39206 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/39215 ([email protected])
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml ([email protected])
http://securitytracker.com/id?1022997 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36630 ([email protected])
http://www.shinnai.net/exploits/abFwcLOuFqmD20yqhYpQ.txt URL Repurposed ([email protected])
http://www.shinnai.net/index.php?mod=02_Forum&group=02_Bugs_and_Exploits&argument=01_Remote&topic=1254924405.ff.php URL Repurposed ([email protected])
http://www.shinnai.net/xplits/TXT_JtYUv6C6j5b6Bw6iIkF4.html Exploit, URL Repurposed ([email protected])
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0007.html ([email protected])
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-04/0077.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-04/0121.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000090.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/36988 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/39206 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/39215 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1022997 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36630 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.shinnai.net/exploits/abFwcLOuFqmD20yqhYpQ.txt URL Repurposed (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.shinnai.net/index.php?mod=02_Forum&group=02_Bugs_and_Exploits&argument=01_Remote&topic=1254924405.ff.php URL Repurposed (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.shinnai.net/xplits/TXT_JtYUv6C6j5b6Bw6iIkF4.html Exploit, URL Repurposed (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0007.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For vmware's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.