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CVE-2007-41551 exploit

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in vielib.dll in EMC VMware 6.0.0 allows remote attackers to execute arb…

Published 19 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.3
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
9.6%
percentile 96%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in vielib.dll in EMC VMware 6.0.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary local programs via a full pathname in the first two arguments to the (1) CreateProcess or (2) CreateProcessEx method.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

9.62% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-4245 VMware Inc 6.0.0 - CreateProcess Remote Code Execution · remote · 2007-07-30

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.09.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

  • lists.grok.org.uk /pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065902.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2007/3229 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • vmware.com /support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • vmware.com /support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • exploit-db.com /exploits/4245 · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
  • vmware.com /support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/26890 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • vmware.com /support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • vmware.com /support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • vmware.com /support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • vmware.com /support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/35670 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1018511 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/25131 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

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