Vulnerability in VMware Player
CVE-2007-5618
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the Authorization and other services in VMware Player 1.0.x before 1.0.5 and 2.0 before 2.0.1, VMware Server before 1.0.4, and Workstation 5.x before 5.5.5 and 6.x before 6.0.1 might allow local users to gain privileges via malicious programs.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (36.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 36.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
References
- lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065902.html (mailing-list, Third Party Advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3229 (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/26890 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/28289 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489739/100/0/threaded (mailing-list, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)