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TI-2009-03531 Aliases CVE-2009-3707GHSA-47pm-rhm6-w3xc

VMware Authentication Daemon 1.0 in vmware-authd.exe in the VMware Authorization Service…

Priority LOW 36CWE-134Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-134 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.11106 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 24

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.3VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.4VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.2VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.4 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
Show 14 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.3VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.4VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.5.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.5.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.5.2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.5.3VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.5.4VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.1VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.4 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.4 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-3707
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-47pm-rhm6-w3xc

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Other 6

  • TI-2008-03731 Buffer overflow in a certain ActiveX control in the COM API in VMware Workstation 5.5.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2007-00059 Integer underflow in the DHCP server in EMC VMware Workstation before 5.5.5 Build 56455… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2009-03556 Format string vulnerability in vmware-vmrc.exe build 158248 in VMware Remote Console (aka… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2005-04202 Heap-based buffer overflow in the NAT networking components vmnat.exe and vmnet-natd in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2007-00058 Integer overflow in the ISC dhcpd 3.0.x before 3.0.7 and 3.1.x before 3.1.1; and the DHCP… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2007-00057 The DHCP server in EMC VMware Workstation before 5.5.5 Build 56455 and 6.x before 6.0.1… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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Sources

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