PT-2007-6128 · Vmware+1 · Vmware Player+4

Published

2007-09-21

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Updated

2019-08-01

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CVE-2007-5023

CVSS v2.0

6.9

Medium

VectorAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions EMC VMware Workstation versions prior to 5.5.5 Build 56455 EMC VMware Workstation versions 6.x prior to 6.0.1 Build 55017 EMC VMware Player versions prior to 1.0.5 Build 56455 EMC VMware Player 2 versions prior to 2.0.1 Build 55017 EMC VMware ACE versions prior to 1.0.3 Build 54075 EMC VMware Server versions prior to 1.0.4 Build 56528
Description The issue allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors, possibly involving a malicious "program.exe" file in the C: folder. This is due to an unquoted Windows search path vulnerability.
Recommendations For EMC VMware Workstation versions prior to 5.5.5 Build 56455, update to version 5.5.5 Build 56455 or later. For EMC VMware Workstation versions 6.x prior to 6.0.1 Build 55017, update to version 6.0.1 Build 55017 or later. For EMC VMware Player versions prior to 1.0.5 Build 56455, update to version 1.0.5 Build 56455 or later. For EMC VMware Player 2 versions prior to 2.0.1 Build 55017, update to version 2.0.1 Build 55017 or later. For EMC VMware ACE versions prior to 1.0.3 Build 54075, update to version 1.0.3 Build 54075 or later. For EMC VMware Server versions prior to 1.0.4 Build 56528, update to version 1.0.4 Build 56528 or later.

Fix

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2007-5023

Affected Products

Vmware Ace
Vmware Player
Vmware Server
Vmware Workstation
Windows