CVE-2007-4497 json
Unspecified vulnerability in EMC VMware Workstation before 5.5.5 Build 56455 and 6.x before 6.0.1 Build 55017, Player before 1.0.5 Build 56…
published 2007-09-21 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-4480
- cvss
- 5.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.8%
- EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 57%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Unspecified vulnerability in EMC VMware Workstation before 5.5.5 Build 56455 and 6.x before 6.0.1 Build 55017, Player before 1.0.5 Build 56455 and Player 2 before 2.0.1 Build 55017, ACE before 1.0.3 Build 54075 and ACE 2 before 2.0.1 Build 55017, and Server before 1.0.4 Build 56528 allows users with login access to a guest operating system to cause a denial of service (guest outage and host process crash or hang) via unspecified vectors.
Patch / fix
- vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html advisory
- vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html advisory
- vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html advisory
- securityfocus.com/bid/25731 advisory
- vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.html advisory
- vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html advisory
- vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html advisory
- vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html advisory
Exploit prediction
0.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.5 | AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
- Technology feeds
References
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vmware.com
/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html
patch, vendor-advisory
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vmware.com
/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html
patch, vendor-advisory
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vmware.com
/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html
patch, vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/25731
vdb-entry, patch, third-party-advisory
-
vmware.com
/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.html
patch, vendor-advisory
-
vmware.com
/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html
patch, vendor-advisory
-
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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ubuntu.com
/usn/usn-543-1
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, permissions-required
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secunia.com
/advisories/27694
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
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securitytracker.com
/id?1018718
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2007-4497
- NVD CVE-2007-4497
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