CVE-2007-1876 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local users can corrupt VM register context via syscall debugging, potentially leading to privilege escalation or code execution in VMware Workstation.
- 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-2007-1876?
CVE-2007-1876 is a high-severity 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
VMware Workstation before 5.5.4, when running a 64-bit Windows guest on a 64-bit host, allows local users to "corrupt the virtual machine's register context" by debugging a local program and stepping into a "syscall instruction."
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1876?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Vmware Workstation.
How do I fix CVE-2007-1876?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-1876 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2007-1876 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-1876 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Workstation
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g8c3-pw89-4qh6.