VMware Authentication Daemon 1.0 in vmware-authd.exe in the VMware Authorization Service in VMware Workstation 7.0 before 7.0.1 build 227600 and 6.5.x before 6.5.4 build 246459, VMware Player 3.0 before 3.0.1 build 227600 and 2.5.x before 2.5.4 build 246459, VMware ACE 2.6 before 2.6.1 build 227600 and 2.5.x before 2.5.4 build 246459, and VMware Server 2.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash) via a \x25\xFF sequence in the USER and PASS commands, related to a “format string DoS” issue. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-04/0077.html
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-04/0121.html
lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000090.html
secunia.com/advisories/36988
secunia.com/advisories/39206
secunia.com/advisories/39215
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
securitytracker.com/id?1022997
www.securityfocus.com/bid/36630
www.shinnai.net/exploits/abFwcLOuFqmD20yqhYpQ.txt
www.shinnai.net/index.php?mod=02_Forum&group=02_Bugs_and_Exploits&argument=01_Remote&topic=1254924405.ff.php
www.shinnai.net/xplits/TXT_JtYUv6C6j5b6Bw6iIkF4.html
www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0007.html