CVE-2007-1744 Path traversal in n/a
Guest users can write arbitrary files to the host system via directory traversal in the Shared Folders feature, requiring shared folder configuration.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-1744?
CVE-2007-1744 is a medium-severity path traversal 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
Directory traversal vulnerability in the Shared Folders feature for VMware Workstation before 5.5.4, when a folder is shared, allows users on the guest system to write to arbitrary files on the host system via the "Backdoor I/O Port" interface.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1744?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Vmware Workstation.
How do I fix CVE-2007-1744?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-1744 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2007-1744 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-1744 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Workstation
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hrqp-2pg5-7767.