CVE-2007-5023
EMC VMware Local Privilege Escalation
Description
Unquoted Windows search path 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 Server before 1.0.4 Build 56528 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors, possibly involving a malicious "program.exe" file in the C: folder.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 21, 2007, 7:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 1, 2019, 12:21 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
10.0
Exploitability Score :
3.4
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2007-5023
vulnerability.
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products
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are
affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2007-5023.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25732 | Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
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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://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25732 Patch http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25732 Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry 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/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 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 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.0 up to (including) 1.0.3 *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 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 24, 2007
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2007-5023 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-2007-5023
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.05635
percentile