CVE-2007-5617 in the critical feed json
Unspecified vulnerability in VMware Player 1.0.x before 1.0.5 and 2.0 before 2.0.1, and Workstation 5.x before 5.5.5 and 6.x before 6.0.1,…
published 2007-10-21 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-5589
- cvss
- 10.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.2%
- EPSS 2.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 82%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Unspecified vulnerability in VMware Player 1.0.x before 1.0.5 and 2.0 before 2.0.1, and Workstation 5.x before 5.5.5 and 6.x before 6.0.1, prevents it from launching, which has unspecified impact, related to untrusted virtual machine images.
Patch / fix
- vmware player 1.0.5, 2.0.1
- vmware workstation 5.5.5, 6.0.1
Exploit prediction
2.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Technology feeds
References
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vmware.com
/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html
patch, vendor-advisory
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vmware.com
/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html
patch, vendor-advisory
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vmware.com
/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
patch, vendor-advisory
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vmware.com
/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html
patch, vendor-advisory
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security.gentoo.org
/glsa/glsa-200711-23.xml
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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lists.grok.org.uk
/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065902.html
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2007/3229
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/26890
third-party-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/27706
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2007-5617
- NVD CVE-2007-5617
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