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CVE-2007-4059

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in IntraProcessLogging.dll 5.5.3.42958 in EMC VMware

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in IntraProcessLogging.dll 5.5.3.42958 in EMC VMware allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname in the argument to the SetLogFileName method.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.8 EPSS 0.11801
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 6% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules2 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

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vmware workstationall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

2
remoteVMware 'IntraProcessLogging.dll' 5.5.3.42958 - Arbitrary Data Writeverified
pocwww.exploit-db.com · 4240www.exploit-db.com
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productmediumSuspicious Workstation Locking via Rundll32
productinformationalLocked Workstation
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Scoring & Timeline

5.8
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD30 Jul 2007 · 05:30 PM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065902.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/26890
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25110
http://www.vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html
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