CVE-2007-5438
What it is
Unspecified vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in Reconfig.DLL in VMware Workstation 5.5.x before 5.5.8 build 108000, VMware Workstation 6.0.x before 6.0.5 build 109488, VMware Player 1.x before 1.0.8 build 108000, VMware Player 2.x before 2.0.5 build 109488, VMware ACE 1.x before 1.0.7 build 108880, VMware ACE 2.x before 2.0.5 build 109488, and VMware Server before 1.0.7 build 108231 might allow local users to cause a denial of service to the Virtual Disk Mount Service (vmount2.exe), related to the ConnectPopulatedDiskEx function.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine without logging in. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 0.4% 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: 0.4% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 1.9 LOW (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.4% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-20 · Improper input validation
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- VMware Ace 1.0
- VMware Ace 1.0.1
- VMware Ace 1.0.2
- VMware Ace 1.0.3
- VMware Ace 1.0.4
- VMware Ace 1.0.5
- VMware Ace 1.0.6
- VMware Ace 1.0.7
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 1.9
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Medium
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Partial
Raw vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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-2007-5438.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2007-5438. 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://secunia.com/advisories/31707
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31708
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31709
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31710
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2466
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31707
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31708
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31709
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31710
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2466
References
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-August/064118.html
- http://osvdb.org/43488
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31707
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31708
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31709
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31710
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3219
- http://www.eleytt.com/advisories/eleytt_VMWARE1.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482021/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495869/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26025
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020791
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0014.html
- 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/2008/2466
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-August/064118.html
- http://osvdb.org/43488
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31707
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31708