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CVE-2009-3733

🗓️ 02 Nov 2009 15:00:00Reported by mitreType 
cve
 cve🔗 web.nvd.nist.gov👁 191 Views🌐 WEB

CVE-2009-3733 Directory traversal vulnerability in VMware Server 1.x before 1.0.10 build 203137 and 2.x before 2.0.2 build 203138 on Linux, VMware ESXi 3.5, and VMware ESX 3.0.3 and 3.5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors

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ReporterTitlePublishedViews
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Circl		CVE-2009-3733
27 Oct 200900:00
–circl
Cvelist		CVE-2009-3733
2 Nov 200915:00
–cvelist
d2		DSquare Exploit Pack: D2SEC_VMWARE
2 Nov 200915:30
–d2
d2		DSquare Exploit Pack: D2SEC_VMWARE_DIRTRAV
2 Nov 200915:30
–d2
Dsquare		Vmware Server File Disclosure
18 Mar 201200:00
–dsquare
Exploit DB		VMware Server 2.0.1 / ESXi Server 3.5 - Directory Traversal
27 Oct 200900:00
–exploitdb
exploitpack		VMware Server 2.0.1 ESXi Server 3.5 - Directory Traversal
27 Oct 200900:00
–exploitpack
Tenable Nessus		GLSA-201209-25 : VMware Player, Server, Workstation: Multiple vulnerabilities
1 Oct 201200:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		VMware Host Agent Directory Traversal (VMSA-2009-0015)
17 Feb 201000:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		VMSA-2009-0015 : VMware hosted products and ESX patches resolve two security issues
28 Oct 200900:00
–nessus
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Node
vmwareesxMatch3.0.3
OR
vmwareesxMatch3.5
OR
vmwareesxiMatch3.5
OR
vmwareserverMatch1.0
OR
vmwareserverMatch1.0.1
OR
vmwareserverMatch1.0.1_build_29996
OR
vmwareserverMatch1.0.2
OR
vmwareserverMatch1.0.3
OR
vmwareserverMatch1.0.4
OR
vmwareserverMatch1.0.4_build_56528
OR
vmwareserverMatch1.0.5
OR
vmwareserverMatch1.0.6
OR
vmwareserverMatch1.0.7
OR
vmwareserverMatch1.0.8
OR
vmwareserverMatch1.0.9
Node
vmwareserverMatch2.0.0
OR
vmwareserverMatch2.0.1
AND
linuxlinux_kernelMatch-
ParameterPositionPathDescriptionCWE
/sdk/../../../../../../vmware/Windows 2003/Windows 2003.vmxpath/sdk/../../../../../../vmware/Windows 2003/Windows 2003.vmxDirectory traversal to read arbitrary VMX files via traversal path.CWE-22
/sdk/../../../../../../vmware/Pentest/Pentest - Linux/Linux Pentest Bravo.vmxpath/sdk/../../../../../../vmware/Pentest/Pentest - Linux/Linux Pentest Bravo.vmxDirectory traversal to read arbitrary VMX files via traversal path.CWE-22
/sdk/../../../../../../vmware/Pentest/Pentest - Windows/Windows 2003.vmxpath/sdk/../../../../../../vmware/Pentest/Pentest - Windows/Windows 2003.vmxDirectory traversal to read arbitrary VMX files via traversal path.CWE-22
/sdk/../../../../../../mnt/vmware/vmware/FreeBSD 7.2/FreeBSD 7.2.vmxpath/sdk/../../../../../../mnt/vmware/vmware/FreeBSD 7.2/FreeBSD 7.2.vmxDirectory traversal to read arbitrary VMX files via traversal path.CWE-22
/sdk/../../../../../../mnt/vmware/vmware/FreeBSD 8.0/FreeBSD 8.0.vmxpath/sdk/../../../../../../mnt/vmware/vmware/FreeBSD 8.0/FreeBSD 8.0.vmxDirectory traversal to read arbitrary VMX files via traversal path.CWE-22
/sdk/../../../../../../mnt/vmware/vmware/FreeBSD 8.0 64-bit/FreeBSD 8.0 64-bit.vmxpath/sdk/../../../../../../mnt/vmware/vmware/FreeBSD 8.0 64-bit/FreeBSD 8.0 64-bit.vmxDirectory traversal to read arbitrary VMX files via traversal path.CWE-22
/sdk/../../../../../../mnt/vmware/vmware/Slackware 13 32-bit/Slackware 13 32-bit.vmxpath/sdk/../../../../../../mnt/vmware/vmware/Slackware 13 32-bit/Slackware 13 32-bit.vmxDirectory traversal to read arbitrary VMX files via traversal path.CWE-22

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23 Apr 2026 00:35Current
6.7Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.7
CVSS 25
EPSS0.9006
CWE-22
cve20093733directory traversalvmware servervmware esxivmware esxlinuxremote attack
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