cve-2010-4573
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2010-12-22 20:00
Modified
2024-08-07 03:51
Severity ?
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://kb.vmware.com/kb/1031761
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000114.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/42591Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://securitytracker.com/id?1024917
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515420/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45543
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0020.htmlVendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3303Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1031761
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000114.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/42591Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1024917
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515420/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45543
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0020.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3303Vendor Advisory
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