6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2007-4496
EMC VMware Workstation Buffer Overflow
Description

Unspecified vulnerability 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 authenticated users with administrative privileges on a guest operating system to corrupt memory and possibly execute arbitrary code on the host operating system via unspecified vectors.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 21, 2007, 7:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 1, 2019, 12:21 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

2.5
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2007-4496 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Vmware player
2 Vmware server
3 Vmware workstation
4 Vmware ace
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 01, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065902.html No Types Assigned http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065902.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/26890 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/26890 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/27694 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/27694 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/27706 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/27706 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-23.xml No Types Assigned http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-23.xml Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25728 Patch http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25728 Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018718 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018718 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-543-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-543-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.html Patch http://www.vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html Patch http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html Patch http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html Patch http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html Patch http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html Patch http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html Patch http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3229 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3229 Permissions Required
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.0.3_build_54075 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.0.1_build_55017 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.0 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.0.5_build_56455 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.0.1_build_55017 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.0.4_build_56528 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.5 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.5.1 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.5.3 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.5.3_build_34685 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.5.5_build_56455 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 6.0 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 6.0.1_build_55017 *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.0 up to (including) 1.0.3 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.0 up to (including) 2.0.1 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.0.0 up to (including) 1.0.5 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.0 up to (including) 2.0.1 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.0 up to (including) 1.0.4 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5 up to (including) 5.5.5 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.0 up to (including) 6.0.1
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx_server:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx_server:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx_server:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx_server:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx_server:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx_server:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 24, 2007

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2007-4496 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2007-4496 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.12 }} 0.01%

score

0.45718

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability