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CVE-2007-5671

Published: Jun 5, 2008Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-20
4.4MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 68.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:MAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected Products

vmware
commercial·USaka vmware inc
aceSaaS
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
esx serverOn-prem
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
playerOn-premDesktop App
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
server
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
vmware playerOn-premDesktop App
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
vmware serverOn-prem
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
vmware workstationOn-premDesktop App
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
workstationOn-premDesktop App
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Initial Access
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References

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
security.gentoo.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744
vupen.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5688
oval.cisecurity.org
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