CVE-2007-5023
First published: Fri Sep 21 2007(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| VMware Workstation | >=5<=5.5.5 | |
| VMware Workstation | >=6.0<=6.0.1 | |
| VMware Player | >=1.0.0<=1.0.5 | |
| VMware Player | >=2.0<=2.0.1 | |
| VMware ACE | >=1.0<=1.0.3 | |
| VMware Server | >=1.0<=1.0.4 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =6.06 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =7.04 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =6.10 |
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Reference Links
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.html
- http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html
- http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html
- http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25732
- collector/nvd-historical
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/type
- agent/references
- agent/weakness
- agent/severity
- agent/author
- agent/tags
- agent/description
- agent/event
- agent/remedy
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/first-publish-date
- vendor/vmware
- canonical/vmware workstation
- version/vmware workstation/5
- version/vmware workstation/5.5.5
- version/vmware workstation/6.0
- version/vmware workstation/6.0.1
- canonical/vmware player
- version/vmware player/1.0.0
- version/vmware player/1.0.5
- version/vmware player/2.0
- version/vmware player/2.0.1
- canonical/vmware ace
- version/vmware ace/1.0
- version/vmware ace/1.0.3
- canonical/vmware server
- version/vmware server/1.0
- version/vmware server/1.0.4
- vendor/canonical
- canonical/canonical ubuntu linux
- version/canonical ubuntu linux/6.06
- version/canonical ubuntu linux/7.04
- version/canonical ubuntu linux/6.10