CVE-2007-4155
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in vielib.dll in EMC VMware 6.0.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary local programs via a full pathname in the first two arguments to the (1) CreateProcess or (2)…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (9.62%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in vielib.dll in EMC VMware 6.0.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary local programs via a full pathname in the first two arguments to the (1) CreateProcess or (2) CreateProcessEx method.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 9.62% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- emc/vmware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065902.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26890
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25131
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018511
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.html
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.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.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3229
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35670
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4245
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065902.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26890
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25131
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018511
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.html
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.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.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3229
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35670
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4245
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.