CVE-2007-4497 json
Unspecified 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 56…
published 19y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2007-4480
- cvss
- 5.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.8%
- EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 57%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Unspecified 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 ACE 2 before 2.0.1 Build 55017, and Server before 1.0.4 Build 56528 allows users with login access to a guest operating system to cause a denial of service (guest outage and host process crash or hang) via unspecified vectors.
Patch / fix
- vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html advisory
- vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html advisory
- vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html advisory
- securityfocus.com/bid/25731 advisory
- vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.html advisory
- vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html advisory
- vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html advisory
- vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html advisory
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0.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-14).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.5 | AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
- Technology feeds
References
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vmware.com
/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html
patch, vendor-advisory
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vmware.com
/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html
patch, vendor-advisory
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vmware.com
/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html
patch, vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/25731
vdb-entry, patch, third-party-advisory
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vmware.com
/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.html
patch, vendor-advisory
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vmware.com
/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html
patch, vendor-advisory
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vmware.com
/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
patch, vendor-advisory
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vmware.com
/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html
patch, vendor-advisory
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security.gentoo.org
/glsa/glsa-200711-23.xml
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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ubuntu.com
/usn/usn-543-1
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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lists.grok.org.uk
/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065902.html
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2007/3229
vdb-entry, permissions-required
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secunia.com
/advisories/27694
third-party-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/26890
third-party-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/27706
third-party-advisory
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securitytracker.com
/id?1018718
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2007-4497
- NVD CVE-2007-4497
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