Description
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.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
n/a n/a
n/aaffected
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515420/100/0/threaded ↗
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0020.html ↗
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024917 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45543 ↗
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000114.html ↗
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3303 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42591 ↗
- http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1031761 ↗