CVE-2007-1270 Use after free in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Attackers can cause crashes, leak sensitive data, or execute code via a double free vulnerability in VMware ESX Server.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not stated
Attackable
Not stated
Victim action needed
Not stated
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2007-1270?

CVE-2007-1270 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Vmware Esx, published on 6 Apr 2007.

Official description

Double free vulnerability in VMware ESX Server 3.0.0 and 3.0.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash), obtain sensitive information, or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-189

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1270?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Vmware Esx, Vmware Esx Server.

How do I fix CVE-2007-1270?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-1270 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2007-1270 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-1270 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Vmware Esx vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-48h8-wf9x-qv92.

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