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CVE-2009-0177

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.0 Published: 2009-01-20 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected Platforms

Vmware Vmware PlayerVmware ServerVmware FusionVmware Vmware WorkstationVmware Ace

Weakness Type

CWE-399

References