CVE-2011-1789

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.

CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000137.html	Patch
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025502
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0008.html	Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:4.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esxi:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esxi:4.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter:4.0:update_1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter:4.0:update_2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter:4.1:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2011-05-09 22:55

Updated : 2011-05-26 04:00

NVD link : CVE-2011-1789

Mitre link : CVE-2011-1789

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2011-1789

JSON object : View

Products Affected

vmware

esx
vcenter
esxi

CWE

CWE-310

Cryptographic Issues

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