fkie_cve-2007-5671
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2008-06-05 20:32
Modified
2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=712
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/30556Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
cve@mitre.orghttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/3922
cve@mitre.orghttp://securitytracker.com/id?1020197
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493148/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493172/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5358
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5688
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=712
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/30556Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3922
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1020197
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493148/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493172/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5358
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5688
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
vmware ace 1.0.0
vmware ace 1.0.1
vmware ace 1.0.2
vmware ace 1.0.3
vmware ace 1.0.4
vmware esx_server 2.5.5
vmware player 1.0.4
vmware server 1.0.3
vmware vmware_player 1.0.0
vmware vmware_player 1.0.1
vmware vmware_player 1.0.2
vmware vmware_player 1.0.3
vmware vmware_player 1.0.5
vmware vmware_server 1.0.0
vmware vmware_server 1.0.1
vmware vmware_server 1.0.2
vmware vmware_server 1.0.4
vmware vmware_workstation 5.5.0
vmware vmware_workstation 5.5.2
vmware vmware_workstation 5.5.5
vmware workstation 5.5.1
vmware workstation 5.5.3
vmware workstation 5.5.4
vmware esx 2.5.4
vmware esx 3.0.0
vmware esx 3.0.1
vmware esx 3.0.2


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