CVE-2007-1337
The virtual machine process (VMX) in VMware Workstation before 5.5.4 does not properly read state information when moving from the ACPI sleep state to the run state, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (virtual machine reboot) via…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.93%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The virtual machine process (VMX) in VMware Workstation before 5.5.4 does not properly read state information when moving from the ACPI sleep state to the run state, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (virtual machine reboot) via unknown vectors.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.93% probability · 79th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- vmware/workstation
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://osvdb.org/35508
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25079
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/467936/30/6690/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/469011/30/6510/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23732
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018011
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html#554Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1592
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33990
- http://osvdb.org/35508
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25079
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/467936/30/6690/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/469011/30/6510/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23732
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018011
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html#554Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1592
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33990
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.