CVE-2010-4573 (GCVE-0-2010-4573)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2010-12-22 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 03:51
VLAI
Summary
The Update Installer in VMware ESXi 4.1, when a modified sfcb.cfg is present, does not properly configure the SFCB authentication mode, which allows remote attackers to obtain access via an arbitrary username and password.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-20… x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024917 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45543 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announ… mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3303 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
http://secunia.com/advisories/42591 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1031761 x_refsource_CONFIRM
Date Public
2010-12-21 00:00
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