# CVE-2007-0832: Information disclosure in n/a

> Local users can access shared clipboard data despite disabled settings, leading to information disclosure and weakened host-guest isolation.

- **Severity:** Low 1.2 (`AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Feb 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j6xc-jm7c-96jp

## What is CVE-2007-0832?

CVE-2007-0832 is a low-severity vulnerability in Vmware Workstation, published on 7 Feb 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

VMware Workstation 5.5.3 34685 does not immediately change the availability of a shared clipboard when the "Enable copy and paste to and from this virtual machine" checkbox is changed, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information or conduct certain attacks that are facilitated by weaker isolation between the host and guest operating systems.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0832?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Vmware Workstation.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-0832?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-0832 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-0832 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-0832 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Workstation

- [CVE-2019-5525](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5525/): Use after free in VMware Workstation (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-5511](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5511/): Path traversal in VMware Workstation (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-5512](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5512/): Privilege escalation in VMware Workstation (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-20854](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-20854/): Path traversal in VMware Workstation (high 8.4)
- [CVE-2019-5526](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5526/): Privilege escalation in VMware Workstation (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-0832 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-0832 is a low-severity vulnerability in Vmware Workstation, published on 7 Feb 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-0832 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Vmware Workstation. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0832/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0832/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-0832
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0832
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-0832

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0832/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.