4.3med
CVE-2007-40581 exploit
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in vielib.dll 2.2.5.42958 in EMC VMware 6.0.0 allows remote attackers to…
Published 19 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
4.3
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
22.4%
percentile 98%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB
Summary
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in vielib.dll 2.2.5.42958 in EMC VMware 6.0.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary local programs via a full pathname in the first argument to the StartProcess method.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
22.38% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.
Exploits and detections
- EDB-4244 VMware Inc 6.0.0 - 'vielib.dll 2.2.5.42958' Remode Code Execution · remote · 2007-07-29
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/35673 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
- exploit-db.com /exploits/4244 · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/25118 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2007-4058
- NVD: CVE-2007-4058
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