CVE-2007-5618 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain elevated privileges by exploiting unquoted Windows search paths in VMware services.
- 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-2007-5618?
CVE-2007-5618 is a high-severity vulnerability in Vmware Player, published on 21 Oct 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the Authorization and other services in VMware Player 1.0.x before 1.0.5 and 2.0 before 2.0.1, VMware Server before 1.0.4, and Workstation 5.x before 5.5.5 and 6.x before 6.0.1 might allow local users to gain privileges via malicious programs.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5618?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Vmware Player, Vmware Server, Vmware Workstation.
How do I fix CVE-2007-5618?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-5618 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2007-5618 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5618 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Player
Sources
Also known as GHSA-297c-8rmr-xrxf.