CVE-2007-5618

high

Description

Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the Authorization and other services in VMware Player 1.0.x before 1.0.5 and 2.0 before 2.0.1, VMware Server before 1.0.4, and Workstation 5.x before 5.5.5 and 6.x before 6.0.1 might allow local users to gain privileges via malicious programs.

References

Advisories
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0905/references

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3229

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28289

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28276

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489739/100/0/threaded

http://secunia.com/advisories/26890

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065902.html

http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html

http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html

http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html

http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html

http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html

http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0005.html

http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000008.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2007-10-21

Updated: 2025-04-09

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00051