CVE-2011-1789
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2011-05-09 22:00
Modified
2024-09-16 16:28
Severity ?
Summary
The self-extracting installer in the vSphere Client Installer package in VMware vCenter 4.0 before Update 3 and 4.1 before Update 1, VMware ESXi 4.x before 4.1 Update 1, and VMware ESX 4.x before 4.1 Update 1 does not have a digital signature, which might make it easier for remote attackers to spoof the software distribution via a Trojan horse installer.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000137.htmlPatch
cve@mitre.orghttp://securitytracker.com/id?1025502
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0008.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
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