CVE-2010-4573 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2010-12-22

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 1.6% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esxi:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2010-4539	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01574.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1031761
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000114.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/42591
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024917
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515420/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45543
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0020.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3303

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Vmware Esxi

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2010-12-22T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T03:51:17.313Z

Reserved: 2010-12-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-4573

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2010-12-22T21:00:19.567

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2010-4573

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-287

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