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CVE-2009-3733 Details
Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
No CVSS 4.0 data is available for this CVE.
CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:
No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.
No data available for CVSS Version 2.0 on this CVE.
No SSVC data is available for this CVE.
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Weakness Enumeration
| CWE-ID | CWE Name | Source |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-22 | Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') | [email protected] |
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| vmware esx | 3.0.3 3.5 |
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| vmware esxi | 3.5 |
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| vmware server | 1.0 1.0.1 1.0.1_build_29996 1.0.2 1.0.3 1.0.4 1.0.4_build_56528 1.0.5 1.0.6 1.0.7 1.0.8 1.0.9 2.0.0 2.0.1 |
CPE
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| linux linux kernel | All versions |
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Change History
8 change records found show changes
| Date | Action | Recorded By |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2026 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Apr 23, 2026 | Status Change | [email protected] |
| Nov 21, 2024 | CVE Modified | CVE |
| May 17, 2024 | Modified Analysis | [email protected] |
| May 14, 2024 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Oct 10, 2018 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Sep 19, 2017 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Nov 3, 2009 | Initial Analysis | [email protected] |