What is the severity of CVE-2007-4591?

The severity of CVE-2007-4591 is considered high due to its potential to cause a denial of service and possible privilege escalation.

How can I mitigate CVE-2007-4591?

Mitigation for CVE-2007-4591 involves updating VMware Workstation to a version that is not affected by this vulnerability.

What kind of exploit is associated with CVE-2007-4591?

CVE-2007-4591 can be exploited by local users who send a malformed file buffer to the FsSetVolumeInformation IOCTL handler.

Is CVE-2007-4591 specific to a particular VMware product?

Yes, CVE-2007-4591 specifically affects VMware Workstation version 6.0.

What impact can CVE-2007-4591 have on my system?

The impact of CVE-2007-4591 can range from system crashes to unauthorized privilege escalation on the host operating system.

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CVE-2007-4591

medium

6.9

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

29/8/2007

7/8/2024

CVE-2007-4591

First published: Wed Aug 29 2007(Updated: )

vstor-ws60.sys in VMWare Workstation 6.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (host operating system crash) and possibly gain privileges by sending a small file buffer size value to the FsSetVolumeInformation IOCTL handler with an FsSetFileInformation subcode.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
VMware Workstation	=6.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-4591?
The severity of CVE-2007-4591 is considered high due to its potential to cause a denial of service and possible privilege escalation.
How can I mitigate CVE-2007-4591?
Mitigation for CVE-2007-4591 involves updating VMware Workstation to a version that is not affected by this vulnerability.
What kind of exploit is associated with CVE-2007-4591?
CVE-2007-4591 can be exploited by local users who send a malformed file buffer to the FsSetVolumeInformation IOCTL handler.
Is CVE-2007-4591 specific to a particular VMware product?
Yes, CVE-2007-4591 specifically affects VMware Workstation version 6.0.
What impact can CVE-2007-4591 have on my system?
The impact of CVE-2007-4591 can range from system crashes to unauthorized privilege escalation on the host operating system.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-4591?
The severity of CVE-2007-4591 is considered high due to its potential to cause a denial of service and possible privilege escalation.
How can I mitigate CVE-2007-4591?
Mitigation for CVE-2007-4591 involves updating VMware Workstation to a version that is not affected by this vulnerability.
What kind of exploit is associated with CVE-2007-4591?
CVE-2007-4591 can be exploited by local users who send a malformed file buffer to the FsSetVolumeInformation IOCTL handler.
Is CVE-2007-4591 specific to a particular VMware product?
Yes, CVE-2007-4591 specifically affects VMware Workstation version 6.0.
What impact can CVE-2007-4591 have on my system?
The impact of CVE-2007-4591 can range from system crashes to unauthorized privilege escalation on the host operating system.