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CVE-2007-5671

HGFS.sys in the VMware Tools package in VMware Workstation 5.x before 5.5.6 build 80404, VMware Player before 1.0.6 build 80404, VMware ACE before 1.0.5 build 79846, VMware Server before 1.0.5 build 80187, and VMware ESX 2.5.4 through 3.0.2 does not properly validate arguments in user-mode METHOD_NEITHER IOCTLs to the \\.\hgfs device, which allows guest OS users to modify arbitrary memory locations in guest kernel memory and gain privileges.

Published

2008-06-05T20:32:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.4 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-20
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application vmware ace 1.0.0 Yes
Application vmware ace 1.0.1 Yes
Application vmware ace 1.0.2 Yes
Application vmware ace 1.0.3 Yes
Application vmware ace 1.0.4 Yes
Application vmware esx_server 2.5.5 Yes
Application vmware player 1.0.4 Yes
Application vmware server 1.0.3 Yes
Application vmware vmware_player 1.0.0 Yes
Application vmware vmware_player 1.0.1 Yes
Application vmware vmware_player 1.0.2 Yes
Application vmware vmware_player 1.0.3 Yes
Application vmware vmware_player 1.0.5 Yes
Application vmware vmware_server 1.0.0 Yes
Application vmware vmware_server 1.0.1 Yes
Application vmware vmware_server 1.0.2 Yes
Application vmware vmware_server 1.0.4 Yes
Application vmware vmware_workstation 5.5.0 Yes
Application vmware vmware_workstation 5.5.2 Yes
Application vmware vmware_workstation 5.5.5 Yes
Application vmware workstation 5.5.1 Yes
Application vmware workstation 5.5.3 Yes
Application vmware workstation 5.5.4 Yes
Operating System vmware esx 2.5.4 Yes
Operating System vmware esx 3.0.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esx 3.0.1 Yes
Operating System vmware esx 3.0.2 Yes
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