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TI-2007-05447 Aliases CVE-2007-5671GHSA-rcvp-7793-9q23

HGFS.sys in the VMware Tools package in VMware Workstation 5.x before 5.5.6 build 80404…

Priority LOW 21CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00388 33rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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 · 27

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.3VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.4VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx_server:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.5VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.4VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.3VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.4 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx_server:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.4 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
Show 17 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.3VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.5VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.4VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.5VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.3VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.4VulnerableVMware
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:o:vmware:esx:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.2VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.4 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.4 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
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.2 Vulnerable ·VMware

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-5671
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rcvp-7793-9q23

References

Advisory 3

Other 4

  • 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-2007-00058 Integer overflow in the ISC dhcpd 3.0.x before 3.0.7 and 3.1.x before 3.1.1; and the DHCP… 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
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Sources

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