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TI-2007-00059 Aliases CVE-2007-0063GHSA-wpv6-5q5m-qph7

Integer underflow in the DHCP server in EMC VMware Workstation before 5.5.5 Build 56455…

Priority MEDIUM 62CWE-191Published · Updated

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
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-191 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Integer underflow in 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 execute arbitrary code via a malformed DHCP packet that triggers a stack-based buffer overflow.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.20413 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 13

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0 to before 1.0.3; 2.0 to before 2.0.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0 to before 1.0.5; 2.0 to before 2.0.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0 to before 1.0.4VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5 to before 5.5.5; 6.0 to before 6.0.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.3VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.3VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.4VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.1VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 to before 1.0.3; 2.0 to before 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 to before 1.0.5; 2.0 to before 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 to before 1.0.4 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5 to before 5.5.5; 6.0 to before 6.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.4 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
Show 3 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*6.06VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.10VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.04VulnerableCanonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 6.06 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2007:0970 Released 2007-10-23 · Red Hat rating Important
    dhcp security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 dhcp-1:2.0pl5-11, dhcp-1:2.0pl5-11.i386, dhcp-1:2.0pl5-11.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 dhcp-1:2.0pl5-11, dhcp-1:2.0pl5-11.i386
    • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 dhcp-1:2.0pl5-11, dhcp-1:2.0pl5-11.ia64

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 Fixed RHSA-2007:0970
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2007:0970
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1Fixed RHSA-2007:0970

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-0063
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wpv6-5q5m-qph7

References

Patch 8

Advisory 4

Sources

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