CVE-2007-1069 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published 2 May 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Attackers can crash Windows virtual machines in VMware Workstation by triggering general protection faults, causing denial of service.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2007-1069?

CVE-2007-1069 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Vmware Workstation, published on 2 May 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The memory management in VMware Workstation before 5.5.4 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (Windows virtual machine crash) by triggering certain general protection faults (GPF).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1069?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Vmware Workstation.

How do I fix CVE-2007-1069?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-1069 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2007-1069 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-1069 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-j44h-g9x8-c6r3.