CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2009-3732

Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

Published: Apr 12, 2010 | Modified: Apr 11, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
10 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

Format string vulnerability in vmware-vmrc.exe build 158248 in VMware Remote Console (aka VMrc) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Weakness

The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Ace Vmware 2.5.0 (including) 2.5.4 (excluding)
Ace Vmware 2.6 (including) 2.6 (including)
Player Vmware 2.5.0 (including) 2.5.4 (excluding)
Player Vmware 3.0 (including) 3.0 (including)
Server Vmware 2.0.0 (including) 2.0.2 (including)
Workstation Vmware 6.5.0 (including) 6.5.4 (excluding)
Workstation Vmware 7.0 (including) 7.0 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References