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CVE-2007-5023

Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in EMC VMware Workstation before 5.5.5 Build 56455 and 6.x before 6.0.1 Build

Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in EMC VMware Workstation before 5.5.5 Build 56455 and 6.x before 6.0.1 Build 55017, Player before 1.0.5 Build 56455 and Player 2 before 2.0.1 Build 55017, ACE before 1.0.3 Build 54075, and Server before 1.0.4 Build 56528 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors, possibly involving a malicious "program.exe" file in the C: folder.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9 EPSS 0.00074
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
Sigma rules11 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

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vmware ace>= 1.0 and <= 1.0.3
vmware player>= 1.0.0 and <= 1.0.5
vmware player>= 2.0 and <= 2.0.1
vmware server>= 1.0 and <= 1.0.4
vmware workstation>= 5 and <= 5.5.5
vmware workstation>= 6.0 and <= 6.0.1
canonical ubuntu linuxall versions
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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.
producthighUAC Bypass Using Windows Media Player - File
producthighUAC Bypass Using Windows Media Player - Process
producthighUAC Bypass Using Windows Media Player - Registry
producthighFlash Player Update from Suspicious Location
producthighPotential Server Side Template Injection In Velocity
producthighRemote Server Service Abuse for Lateral Movement
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Scoring & Timeline

6.9
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD21 Sep 2007 · 07:17 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://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25732PatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.htmlPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.htmlPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.htmlPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.htmlPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.htmlPatchVendor Advisory
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