CVE-2006-2662

Severity

46%

Complexity

39%

Confidentiality

106%

VMware Server before RC1 does not clear user credentials from memory after a console connection is made, which might allow local attackers to gain privileges.

VMware Server before RC1 does not clear user credentials from memory after a console connection is made, which might allow local attackers to gain privileges.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 4.6. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P).

Overview

First reported 18 years ago

2006-06-02 10:18:00

Last updated 6 years ago

2018-10-18 16:41:00

Affected Software

VMWare VMware Server 1.0.1.29996

1.0.1_build_29996

References

1016200

20060602 VMSA-2006-0002 - VMware Server sensitive information lifetime issue

18236

http://www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=2124

Patch, Vendor Advisory

ADV-2006-2104

vmware-server-information-disclosure(26879)

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