CVE-2007-4496
What it is
Unspecified vulnerability in EMC VMware Workstation before 5.5.5 Build 56455 and 6.x before 6.0.1 Build 55017, Player before 1.0.5 Build 56455 and Player 2 before 2.0.1 Build 55017, ACE before 1.0.3 Build 54075 and ACE 2 before 2.0.1 Build 55017, and Server before 1.0.4 Build 56528 allows authenticated users with administrative privileges on a guest operating system to corrupt memory and possibly execute arbitrary code on the host operating system via unspecified vectors.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited from the same network segment with a login. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.7% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 6.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.7% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- VMware Ace ≤ 1.0.3
- VMware Ace ≤ 2.0.1
- VMware Player ≤ 1.0.5
- VMware Player ≤ 2.0.1
- VMware Server ≤ 1.0.4
- VMware Workstation ≤ 5.5.5
- VMware Workstation ≤ 6.0.1
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux 6.06
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 6.5
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- High
- Authentication
- Single
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
Raw vector
AV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2007-4496.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2007-4496. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25728
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.html
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html
- http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html
- http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html
- http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25728
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.html
References
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065902.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26890
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27694
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27706
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-23.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25728
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018718
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-543-1
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.html
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html
- http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html
- http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html
- http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3229
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065902.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26890
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27694
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27706
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-23.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25728
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018718
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-543-1
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.html