CVE-2007-5618
VMware Unquoted Search Path Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the Authorization and other services in VMware Player 1.0.x before 1.0.5 and 2.0 before 2.0.1, VMware Server before 1.0.4, and Workstation 5.x before 5.5.5 and 6.x before 6.0.1 might allow local users to gain privileges via malicious programs.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 21, 2007, 9:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 26, 2018, 2:17 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
10.0
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2007-5618
vulnerability.
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CVE-2007-5618 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.
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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.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/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html No Types Assigned http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0005.html No Types Assigned http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0005.html 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.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0905/references No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0905/references Third Party Advisory 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/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html Patch http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28289 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28289 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry 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.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.securityfocus.com/bid/28276 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28276 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489739/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489739/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry 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://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000008.html No Types Assigned http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000008.html Vendor 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:server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.0.3 *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:server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.4 *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 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 15, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/489739/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489739/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 22, 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-2007-5618 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-2007-5618
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.05 }} 0.00%
score
0.18133
percentile