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CVE-2007-0062

Integer overflow in the ISC dhcpd 3.0.x before 3.0.7 and 3.1.x before 3.1.1; and the DHCP server 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 remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or execute arbitrary code via a malformed DHCP packet with a large dhcp-max-message-size that triggers a stack-based buffer overflow, related to servers configured to send many DHCP options to clients.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2007-0062 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 5 products from vmware, from vmware, from vmware and 2 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2007, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2007-09-21T19:17:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 10.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-119
CWE-189

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	vmware	ace	1.0.3	Yes
Application	vmware	ace	2.0	Yes
Application	vmware	player	1.0.4	Yes
Application	vmware	player	2.0	Yes
Application	vmware	server	1.0.3	Yes
Application	vmware	vmware_workstation	6.0.1	Yes
Application	vmware	workstation	3.4	Yes
Application	vmware	workstation	4.0	Yes
Application	vmware	workstation	4.0.1	Yes
Application	vmware	workstation	4.0.2	Yes
Application	vmware	workstation	4.5.2	Yes
Application	vmware	workstation	5.5.0_build_13124	Yes
Application	vmware	workstation	5.5.1	Yes
Application	vmware	workstation	5.5.1_build_19175	Yes
Application	vmware	workstation	5.5.3_build_34685	Yes
Application	vmware	workstation	5.5.3_build_42958	Yes
Application	vmware	workstation	5.5.4	Yes
Application	vmware	workstation	5.5.4_build_44386	Yes
Application	vmware	workstation	6.0	Yes

References

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=227135 ([email protected])
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065902.html ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00000.html ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/26890 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/27694 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/27706 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/31396 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/34263 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-23.xml ([email protected])
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-05.xml ([email protected])
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0041 ([email protected])
http://www.iss.net/threats/275.html Patch ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:153 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501759/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25729 Patch ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018717 ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-543-1 ([email protected])
http://www.vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.html Patch ([email protected])
http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html Patch ([email protected])
http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html Patch ([email protected])
http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html Patch ([email protected])
http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html Patch ([email protected])
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html Patch ([email protected])
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html Patch ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3229 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=339561 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33102 ([email protected])
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=227135 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065902.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00000.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/26890 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/27694 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/27706 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/31396 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/34263 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-23.xml (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-05.xml (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0041 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.iss.net/threats/275.html Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:153 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501759/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25729 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018717 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-543-1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.html Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3229 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=339561 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33102 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For vmware's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.