lsassd in Likewise Open /Enterprise 5.3 before build 7845, Open 6.0 before build 8325…
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-399 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
lsassd in Likewise Open /Enterprise 5.3 before build 7845, Open 6.0 before build 8325, and Enterprise 6.0 before build 178, as distributed in VMware ESXi 4.1 and ESX 4.1 and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via an Active Directory login attempt that provides a username containing an invalid byte sequence.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:likewise:likewise_open:5.3:*:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3 | Vulnerable | Likewise |
| cpe:2.3:a:likewise:likewise_open:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Vulnerable | Likewise |
| cpe:2.3:a:likewise:likewise_open:6.0:*:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Vulnerable | Likewise |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esxi:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
- cpe:2.3:a:likewise:likewise_open:5.3:*:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3 Vulnerable ·Likewise
- cpe:2.3:a:likewise:likewise_open:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Likewise
- cpe:2.3:a:likewise:likewise_open:6.0:*:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Likewise
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esxi:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-1786
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-59fm-p4x5-qvjv
References
Sources
- CVE-2011-1786 · CVE Program
- CVE-2011-1786 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-59fm-p4x5-qvjv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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