VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2007-1744
Directory traversal vulnerability in the Shared Folders feature for VMware Workstation before 5.5.4, when a folder is shared, allows users on the guest system to write to arbitrary files on the host system via the "Backdoor I/O Port" interface.
MEDIUM 6.3EPSS 0.45%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.45%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the Shared Folders feature for VMware Workstation before 5.5.4, when a folder is shared, allows users on the guest system to write to arbitrary files on the host system via the "Backdoor I/O Port" interface.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.3 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.45% probability · 38th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- vmware/workstation
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=521
- 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/23721
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017980
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html#554Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1592
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=521
- 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/23721
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017980
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html#554Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1592
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.