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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…

Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
4.4
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 33%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.39% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.04.4AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
Technology feeds
VMware (RSS, critical only)

References

  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2008/1744 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5688 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • vmware.com /security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/30556 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • labs.idefense.com /intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=712 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_IDEFENSE, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5358 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/493172/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1020197 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/493148/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • securityreason.com /securityalert/3922 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SREASON, x_transferred

Sources

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