Integer overflow in the ISC dhcpd 3.0.x before 3.0.7 and 3.1.x before 3.1.1; and the DHCP…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Integer overflow in the ISC dhcpd 3.0.x before 3.0.7 and 3.1.x before 3.1.1; and the DHCP server 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 ACE 2 before 2.0.1 Build 55017, and Server before 1.0.4 Build 56528; allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or execute arbitrary code via a malformed DHCP packet with a large dhcp-max-message-size that triggers a stack-based buffer overflow, related to servers configured to send many DHCP options to clients.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 19
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.3 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.4 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.3 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.4 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.2 | Vulnerable | VMware |
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.4 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
Show 9 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5.2 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.0_build_13124:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.0_build_13124 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.1_build_19175:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.1_build_19175 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.3_build_34685:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.3_build_34685 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.3_build_42958:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.3_build_42958 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.4 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.4_build_44386:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.4_build_44386 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.0_build_13124:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.0_build_13124 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.1_build_19175:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.1_build_19175 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.3_build_34685:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.3_build_34685 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.3_build_42958:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.3_build_42958 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.4 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.4_build_44386:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.4_build_44386 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-0062
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g7fq-vjjh-pwc3
References
Patch 8
- 20070919 VMWare DHCP Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
- http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html
- http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html
- 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/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html
Other 4
- 20070920 VMSA-2007-0006 Critical security updates for all supported versions of VMware ESX Server, VMware Server, VMware Workstation, VMware ACE, and VMware Player
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0041
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=339561
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=227135
More VMware Ace vulnerabilities
- TI-2008-03731 Buffer overflow in a certain ActiveX control in the COM API in VMware Workstation 5.5.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2007-00059 Integer underflow in the DHCP server in EMC VMware Workstation before 5.5.5 Build 56455… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2009-03556 Format string vulnerability in vmware-vmrc.exe build 158248 in VMware Remote Console (aka… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2005-04202 Heap-based buffer overflow in the NAT networking components vmnat.exe and vmnet-natd in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2007-00057 The DHCP server in EMC VMware Workstation before 5.5.5 Build 56455 and 6.x before 6.0.1… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2009-02512 The VMnc media codec in vmnc.dll in VMware Movie Decoder before 6.5.3 build 185404… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2007-0062 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-0062 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g7fq-vjjh-pwc3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2007-0062 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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