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CVE-2007-5671

HGFS.sys in the VMware Tools package in VMware Workstation 5.x before 5.5.6 build 80404, VMware Player before 1.0.6 buil

HGFS.sys in the VMware Tools package in VMware Workstation 5.x before 5.5.6 build 80404, VMware Player before 1.0.6 build 80404, VMware ACE before 1.0.5 build 79846, VMware Server before 1.0.5 build 80187, and VMware ESX 2.5.4 through 3.0.2 does not properly validate arguments in user-mode METHOD_NEITHER IOCTLs to the \\.\hgfs device, which allows guest OS users to modify arbitrary memory locations in guest kernel memory and gain privileges.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.4 EPSS 0.00116
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
Sigma rules11 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
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Affected Products & Versions

9
vmware aceall versions
vmware esx serverall versions
vmware playerall versions
vmware serverall versions
vmware playerall versions
vmware serverall versions
vmware workstationall versions
vmware workstationall 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

4.4
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:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD05 Jun 2008 · 08:32 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://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=712
http://secunia.com/advisories/30556Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3922
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020197
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded
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