10.0
CRITICAL
CVE-2007-5617
"VMware Player/Launch Failure Untrusted VM Image rbmdump"
Description

Unspecified vulnerability in VMware Player 1.0.x before 1.0.5 and 2.0 before 2.0.1, and Workstation 5.x before 5.5.5 and 6.x before 6.0.1, prevents it from launching, which has unspecified impact, related to untrusted virtual machine images.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 21, 2007, 9:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:38 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2007-5617 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 workstation
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-2007-5617.

URL Resource
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065902.html Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26890 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27706 Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-23.xml Third Party 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/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3229 Third Party Advisory
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065902.html Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26890 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27706 Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-23.xml Third Party 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/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3229 Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2007-5617 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2007-5617 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Oct. 26, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3229 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3229 Third Party 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://secunia.com/advisories/26890 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/26890 Third Party 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://secunia.com/advisories/27706 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/27706 Third Party 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://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.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://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 CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.0.4 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.0 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.5.4 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 6.0 OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.0.0 up to (excluding) 1.0.5 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.0 up to (excluding) 2.0.1 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.5 up to (excluding) 5.5.5 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.0 up to (excluding) 6.0.1
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 22, 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-2007-5617 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-2007-5617 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

2.14 }} 0.75%

score

0.89483

percentile

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